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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What list did Yulek discover he was on, in Chapter 20?
(a) A wanted list.
(b) The list of high skilled workers.
(c) The list for the draft.
(d) The list of teenagers to be deported.

2. What did Riva suggest she and her two brother do to keep warm?
(a) Turn the central heat on.
(b) Open a window.
(c) Go to bed.
(d) Light a fire.

3. How long did the trip take?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 days.

4. What tool did one of the men carry, according to Chapter 23?
(a) A wood stove.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A steel press.
(d) A sewing machine.

5. What was the name of the motherly neighbor Riva talked about?
(a) Mrs. Yumlek.
(b) Mrs. Boruchowich.
(c) Mrs. Avner.
(d) Mrs. Hemshi.

6. What did Riva use to hide the trap door of their hiding place?
(a) A rug.
(b) A stack of wood.
(c) A chair.
(d) A bed.

7. How old was Faygele in Chapter 16?
(a) 14 years old.
(b) 15 years old.
(c) 19 years old.
(d) 18 years old.

8. What did Riva scream to Laibele?
(a) To come back home.
(b) To bring back food.
(c) To wait for her in heaven.
(d) Not to leave her.

9. What did Riva realize after being comforted?
(a) She wanted to die.
(b) She wanted to escape.
(c) They still had hopes and dreams.
(d) She needed to write.

10. Where did Riva start working, in Chapter 18?
(a) A pot factory.
(b) At a sewing factory.
(c) A steel mill.
(d) A tank repair depot.

11. Where did Riva arrive at the end of Chapter 24?
(a) Treblinka.
(b) Buchenwald.
(c) Sobibor.
(d) Auschwitz.

12. Who was frightened in Yulek's apartment?
(a) Riva.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) Faygele.
(d) His mother.

13. What did Yulek ask Riva to help him with?
(a) Moving to a new apartment.
(b) Packing.
(c) Escape.
(d) Hide.

14. What did Riva use to stay in touch with former neighbors and friends?
(a) The liberation movement.
(b) The youth movement.
(c) The Communist movement.
(d) The Nazi movement.

15. How did Riva's brothers pay for the tailor in Chapter 19?
(a) With labor.
(b) With fruits.
(c) With bread.
(d) With gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Riva refuse to take the letters she wrote with her?

2. Why were the women of Riva's group reserved toward Riva, in Chapter 18?

3. What area of the shop did the manager transfer Riva to?

4. Who did the coat in Chapter 19 belong to?

5. Who called Riva out of her hiding place after the Germans failed to find her and her brothers?

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