Letters from Rifka Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Letters from Rifka Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. A nurse throws a/an _____________ substance on Rifka and her mother.

2. What disease does Rifka have?

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

4. "Letters from Rifka" begins in September of what year?

5. Why can Rifka not remember her older brothers in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Uncle Avrum's role in helping Rifka's family escape on the train?

2. What is revealed about Rifka and her family, and why they had to leave Russia?

3. What lie does Rifka tell to the guards on the train in order to quell their suspicions?

4. Where is Rifka sent for her ringworm treatment and what organization is shepherding her through the process?

5. How does Rifka try to repay Saul for the food he earns for them?

6. Why will the steamship company not sell a ticket to Rifka for passage to America?

7. What humiliating things are forced upon Rifka and her family by the guards and a doctor at the Polish border?

8. How does Rifka spend her time at the hospital when she goes to see her family?

9. Describe Rifka's personality traits and which is probably her strongest trait?

10. What is missing from Rifka's rucksack when it is returned to her and how does she feel about the loss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Rifka's book of Pushkin poetry serves as a powerful metaphor in the story. Be sure to include the perspective on the book both before and after Rifka's arrival in America.

Essay Topic 2

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the irony of Rifka's beautiful blond hair distracting the guards so that her family can be safe, but how her own life is in jeopardy when she loses her hair from illness.

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