Rifka Quiz: Day 1 & 2

Rifka is telling this story. How does she tell the story?

• Writing daily in a journal

• Writing letters to her Cousin Tovah

• Writing poems about her travels

• Describing the events to her granddaughter

What country are Rifka and her family from?

• China

• Africa

• Russia

• Poland

Who gave Rifka the Pushkin book of poetry?

• Saul

• Bubbe Ruth

• Her mother

• Tovah

Why did the act of Nathan leaving the Russian Army cause the family to flee Russia?

• Because he had killed someone, and soldiers were after him for revenge

• Because he got a job as an American soldier and had to go to America

• Because the family was embarrassed by him

• Because Jewish deserters of the Russian Army were killed and the family wanted to save him

When distracting the guards, where does Rifka say she is going?

• to America

• to work for a wealthy family

• to visit her grandmother

• to work in a Polish factory

What story does Rifka tell to distract the guards?

• She tells about a time when her brother was mean to her

• She tells about her cousin Tovah, who is like a sister to her

• She tells about a fat German in a small airplane

• She tells about learning to speak German

How did Uncle Avrum distract the guards so Rifka's family could escape?

• He faked a robbery in his factory

• He told them a long story

• He pretended to be sick

• He told them he knew where Nathan was hiding

Saul finds a room for them in a cheap, run-down inn. What job is he doing to pay for the room?

• sorting apples in an orchard

• cleaning rooms for the innkeeper

• working at the market, selling produce

• working in the hospital

Who helps the family plan their escape?

• Cousin Hannah

• Uncle Avrym

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CCSS.RI.1.1

Since Rifka's family is leaving, or exiting, their home country, they are ___.

• emigrants

• immigrants