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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 2 - February 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Rifka's family stranded in Poland?
(a) Lack of money.
(b) Broken train track.
(c) Illness.
(d) Government orders.

2. Which one of Rifka's family members is the first to get ill on the train?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Mama.
(c) Rifka.
(d) Saul.

3. What disease does Rifka have?
(a) Lyme Disease.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Tuberculosis.

4. What reason does Rifka give the Russian soldiers for why she is on the train?
(a) She is going to work for a wealthy family.
(b) She is going to a relative's funeral.
(c) She is returning home from a holiday.
(d) She is going away to school.

5. What is Rifka's last name?
(a) Nebrot.
(b) Walesa.
(c) Goscinski.
(d) Vosberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rifka is the only one in the family who could pass for a Russian peasant _____________________.

2. Who had made the undergarments Rifka wears?

3. In what city will Rifka live to get treatment for her disease?

4. Who is the only one in Rifka's family who can speak Russian without a Yiddish accent?

5. What job does Saul get while waiting on his family to get well?

(see the answer key)

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