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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 organization provides aid to Rifka's family in Warsaw?
(a) The Red Cross.
(b) Doctors Without Borders.
(c) Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
(d) The Polish Embassy.

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

3. What had Pieter encouraged Rifka to do?
(a) Keep smiling.
(b) Look on the bright side.
(c) Love with all your heart.
(d) Be brave.

4. 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.

5. What is the line between being in America, and not being in America?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) Ellis Island.
(c) A steamship.
(d) New York Harbor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is notable about the big man Rifka sees in a cafe?

3. When Rifka gets the approval to go to America, she has been gone from Berdichev for how long?

4. Why had Uncle Avrum let Hannah take piano lessons?

5. What must Rifka do at Ellis Island before she can go home with her parents?

(see the answer key)

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