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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the guards make Rifka's family do at the Polish border?
(a) Lie on the ground.
(b) Remove their clothes.
(c) Put on blindfolds.
(d) Stand up against the train.

2. Who had made the undergarments Rifka wears?
(a) Aunt Katya.
(b) Aunt Zasha.
(c) Aunt Rachel.
(d) Aunt Natalia.

3. What is steerage class on a steamship?
(a) People working on board for their passage.
(b) The maintenance crew.
(c) First class passengers.
(d) People crowded in the belly of a ship.

4. Rifka recalls a time when Russian soldiers beat Papa because he would not give up his ____________.
(a) pipe.
(b) boots.
(c) candlesticks.
(d) heater.

5. Rifka is the only one in the family who could pass for a Russian peasant _____________________.
(a) because of her clothing.
(b) because of her blonde hair.
(c) because of her ruddy complexion.
(d) because of her sturdy legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the girl who Rifka plays with in the park across the street from the house?

2. Where does Rifka's family stay while stranded in Poland?

3. What is a word that the lady from HIAS has taught Rifka?

4. What had Pieter encouraged Rifka to do?

5. When does Rifka finally sail for America?

(see the answer key)

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