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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. 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 away to school.
(c) She is returning home from a holiday.
(d) She is going to a relative's funeral.

2. Where does Saul find a place for him and Rifka to stay?
(a) A clinic.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A school.
(d) An inn.

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

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

5. A nurse throws a/an _____________ substance on Rifka and her mother.
(a) fumigation.
(b) sunscreen.
(c) exfoliating.
(d) paint-like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rifka note is missing when her rucksack is returned to her?

2. Where are Rifka's family members taken when they get ill?

3. Rifka states that life in Russia is good for Tovah because ___________________.

4. What is the ultimate destination of Rifka and her family?

5. Rifka recalls a time when Russian soldiers beat Papa because he would not give up his ____________.

(see the answer key)

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