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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Riva spend her childhood?
(a) Krakow.
(b) Lublin.
(c) Lodz.
(d) Warsaw.

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

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

4. What was the name of the grandson of Riva's family's landlady?
(a) Henry.
(b) John.
(c) Harry.
(d) Paul.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the propaganda tell the inhabitants of the ghetto?

2. What did Riva become at age 16?

3. Where did the young man that came to Riva's house in search of his family stay?

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

5. What amenities were eliminated shortly after the creation of the ghetto?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Yulek Schwartz and whom did he arrive with?

2. Why did Nacha refuse to hide when the Germans came to the door?

3. What did Riva ask Saba about the yellow star?

4. Where was Riva's family living, according to Chapter 5?

5. How was Shmulek deceived, according to Chapter 12?

6. What happened to Nacha after the German inspection?

7. What did one of the "doctors" tell the guard?

8. Why did Shmulek arrive at Riva's house, in Chapter 11?

9. What happened to Riva's hand?

10. What happened as the Jewish Passover began, in Chapter 15?

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