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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 2 - October 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the couple who has taken Rifka into their home in Belgium?
(a) Phillippe and Cecile.
(b) Gaston and Marie.
(c) Gerard and Marie.
(d) Maurice and Gabrielle.

2. When does Rifka finally sail for America?
(a) September 1922.
(b) September 1925.
(c) September 1920.
(d) September 1918.

3. What amazes the passenger's on Rifka's ship as they pull into the harbor?
(a) All the ships in the harbor.
(b) Ellis Island.
(c) The tall buildings.
(d) The Statue of Liberty.

4. How does Rifka get to America after the ship is disabled?
(a) Another ship pulls it to America.
(b) The passengers are transferred to multiple ships.
(c) The passengers are transferred to another ship.
(d) A mechanic ship comes to fix the ship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rifka close her first letter to Tovah?

2. What does Ilya do to prove that he is not a simpleton?

3. Rifka thinks it is better for a girl to be _____________ than to be beautiful.

4. Who is the nun who gives Rifka her treatments?

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

(see the answer key)

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