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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. Rifka says the guard speak ill of her family because ___________________.
(a) they are Jewish.
(b) they are uneducated.
(c) they are peasants.
(d) they are thieves.

2. "Letters from Rifka" begins in September of what year?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1896.

3. Rifka writes in her letter that her family has escaped from which country?
(a) Romania.
(b) Poland.
(c) Russia.
(d) China.

4. Who is Rifka's uncle who helped her family escape?
(a) Uncle Andrick.
(b) Uncle Anastas.
(c) Uncle Avrum.
(d) Uncle Alexie.

5. What job does Saul get while waiting on his family to get well?
(a) He builds houses with a construction company.
(b) He sorts apples in an orchard.
(c) He washes dishes in a restaurant.
(d) He mops floors at the train station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rifka's grandmother?

2. How does Rifka know Tovah?

3. The Russian guards were searching for Nathan because ____________________.

4. Entering _____________ is Rifka's first time in another country.

5. What excuse does Uncle Avrum use to get the guards to come away from the train?

(see the answer key)

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