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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Riva's job in the ghetto?
(a) Sewing German uniforms.
(b) Making steel pots.
(c) Sewing flags.
(d) Making ammunition.

2. Where did the men Riva overheard gather?
(a) In Temple.
(b) Under a large oak tree.
(c) In a bar.
(d) Near a river.

3. Who brought Riva to the doctor after she fell ill?
(a) Moishe.
(b) Meibele.
(c) Saba.
(d) Mrs. Gruber.

4. What did Riva's mother plead for the landlady to leave?
(a) The beds.
(b) The stove.
(c) The chairs.
(d) The fridge.

5. What did the propaganda tell the inhabitants of the ghetto?
(a) That they could have access to public gardens.
(b) That they would be safe from the Soviets.
(c) That they could create their own country.
(d) That those who leave will have hospital access.

6. What did Riva say to Nancy to reassure her?
(a) That she would keep the light on.
(b) That all the Nazis are dead.
(c) That the massacre could never happen again.
(d) That she is too young to worry about it.

7. What did Riva agree on in order to adopt her brothers?
(a) To give up any privilege of being a child.
(b) To work from home only.
(c) To work for the Child Welfare Department.
(d) To get a job.

8. What did workers get for their labor?
(a) Freedom points.
(b) A ration of food.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Some wood.

9. Who joined the new organization?
(a) Riva's brothers.
(b) Mr. Yemush.
(c) Mrs. Gruber and Harry.
(d) Riva.

10. What did the Child Welfare Department worker tell Riva?
(a) That she had to get a job.
(b) That they had to take her away.
(c) That they could not live alone.
(d) That she could apply for financial aid.

11. How many children did Riva's mother have?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

12. Why did the Germans take Riva's mother away?
(a) Because she didn't have a job.
(b) Because they said she was sick.
(c) Because she was wanted.
(d) Because they had to fill they quotas.

13. What did some children create in the ghetto?
(a) Play groups.
(b) Trading groups.
(c) Secret study groups.
(d) Food scavenger groups.

14. Why was the man Riva saw attacked by Germans?
(a) He tried to flee.
(b) He tried to take a gun on the floor.
(c) He tried to help a Jewish pregnant woman.
(d) He tried to touch a German.

15. Where did Riva's family hide the youngest brother when the Germans came to their apartment?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the pantry.
(d) In the cellar.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Riva and her cousin go to the post office, according to Chapter 4?

2. What question did Nancy ask her mother?

3. How old was Riva in her recollection?

4. What was the name of the young man that came to Riva's house in search of his family?

5. What holiday was Riva's mother preparing for, in her memory of her childhood?

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