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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the men Riva overheard gather?
(a) Under a large oak tree.
(b) In a bar.
(c) In Temple.
(d) Near a river.

2. What made Nancy sad?
(a) She did not have a brother.
(b) She did not have friends.
(c) She did not have a dad.
(d) She did not have grandparents.

3. Who joined the new organization?
(a) Riva's brothers.
(b) Mrs. Gruber and Harry.
(c) Mr. Yemush.
(d) Riva.

4. What did Riva agree on in order to adopt her brothers?
(a) To get a job.
(b) To give up any privilege of being a child.
(c) To work for the Child Welfare Department.
(d) To work from home only.

5. What happened to the men the Germans harassed?
(a) They were taken in trains and never came back.
(b) They were put in trucks and brought to work on a bridge.
(c) They were shot.
(d) They were taken to a local factory to work.

6. What did the Child Welfare Department worker tell Riva?
(a) That they had to take her away.
(b) That she could apply for financial aid.
(c) That they could not live alone.
(d) That she had to get a job.

7. What was Riva's job in the ghetto?
(a) Sewing flags.
(b) Making steel pots.
(c) Sewing German uniforms.
(d) Making ammunition.

8. What were the people of the ghetto encouraged to do?
(a) Accept relocation.
(b) Join the army.
(c) Stay inside the ghetto.
(d) Try to escape.

9. What organization was formed, at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) The Nazi party.
(b) The Worker's Union.
(c) The Volksdeutsche.
(d) The Communist party.

10. What was the name of the young man that came to Riva's house in search of his family?
(a) Shmulek.
(b) Yahim.
(c) Yulek.
(d) Henry.

11. What holiday was Riva's mother preparing for, in her memory of her childhood?
(a) Hanukkah.
(b) Yum Kippur.
(c) Sukkot.
(d) Pesach.

12. How many children did Riva's mother have?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

13. What job did Riva take in order to stay at home with her brother?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Writing letters to soldiers.
(c) Braiding rugs.
(d) Sewing uniforms.

14. What was Riva's mother's marital status?
(a) Single.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Widowed.
(d) Married.

15. Why was the man Riva saw attacked by Germans?
(a) He tried to touch a German.
(b) He tried to take a gun on the floor.
(c) He tried to help a Jewish pregnant woman.
(d) He tried to flee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the marchers described in Chapter 5 demand of the leaders of the ghetto?

2. What was the name of the grandson of Riva's family's landlady?

3. How old was Riva's cousin when they lived in Poland?

4. Why did the Germans take Riva's mother away?

5. What did Riva's mother plead for the landlady to leave?

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