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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Crossing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the father tell the mother the baby is doing as they cross the river?
(a) Gurgling happily.
(b) Smiling.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

2. How many children will the mother teach?
(a) Three.
(b) About 12.
(c) About 25.
(d) About 50.

3. What happens when the mother realizes she doesn't have her ticket?
(a) They take her jewelry to pay for the ticket.
(b) They tell her to run and get it from her husband, but to leave the baby on the train.
(c) Those around her understand her situation so it is all right.
(d) She is kicked off the train with her baby.

4. What do they confront when they are near their destination?
(a) Political protests.
(b) Police barricades.
(c) Mobs of people ready to send them back.
(d) Cracks in the ice near the shoreline.

5. Who is supposed to help the mother?
(a) The station clerk.
(b) The father.
(c) The conductor.
(d) The police.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are they going to arrive at their destination?

2. Who meets the mother after several hours?

3. What is the train compartment like?

4. How does the mother react when the train starts moving?

5. What happens to many who make the crossing?

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