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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What holiday was Riva's mother preparing for, in her memory of her childhood?
(a) Yum Kippur.
(b) Sukkot.
(c) Hanukkah.
(d) Pesach.

2. What did Riva think after being separated from her cousin?
(a) That the soldiers were well dressed.
(b) That the house was going to collapse.
(c) That she was going to die.
(d) That the Soviets were monsters.

3. How old was Riva in her recollection?
(a) 19.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

4. What was Riva's mother's name?
(a) Nacha.
(b) Yuma.
(c) Nera.
(d) Yaka.

5. What did the landlady's grandson tell Riva?
(a) That the rent was going to go up.
(b) That they needed to hide.
(c) That they had to vacate the apartment.
(d) That he would protect her family from persecution.

6. What were the people of the ghetto encouraged to do?
(a) Stay inside the ghetto.
(b) Try to escape.
(c) Accept relocation.
(d) Join the army.

7. What vitamin did Riva's siblings trade on the black market to help Riva?
(a) Great-vita.
(b) Vigantol.
(c) Vitalop.
(d) Vita-mine.

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

9. What did Riva become at age 16?
(a) A factory worker.
(b) Mother of three.
(c) A member of the Volksdeutsche.
(d) A student.

10. What was Riva's mother's marital status?
(a) Married.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Single.
(d) Widowed.

11. What separated Riva and her cousin?
(a) A column of German soldiers headed for the front.
(b) A bomb run by the Soviets.
(c) An attack by Germans on Jews.
(d) A fire in one of the houses.

12. When did Riva and her cousin go to the post office, according to Chapter 4?
(a) May 1940.
(b) April 1940.
(c) April 1939.
(d) March 1940.

13. What did Riva's siblings trade for bread on the black market?
(a) An apple.
(b) A banana.
(c) A tangerine.
(d) An orange.

14. What did the men Riva overheard talk about?
(a) How to escape to England.
(b) How to keep their families safe.
(c) The price of food.
(d) The war and the world situation.

15. Who was Riva's family's landlady?
(a) Mrs. Henrich.
(b) Mrs. Gruber.
(c) Mrs. Meister.
(d) Mrs. Ham.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Riva's cousin, according to Chapter 4?

2. What was Riva's family's landlady's grandson accused of being?

3. What happened to Riva's family's apartment?

4. Where did Riva's family hide the youngest brother when the Germans came to their apartment?

5. How many siblings was Riva living with in the ghetto?

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