2022 City of Immigrants

Where is Lena from?

• Germany

• Austria

• Italy

• Russia

What is Lena's religion?

• She is Catholic

• She is Protestant

• She is Jewish

• She is Hindu

Lena was the first one in her family to travel to the US.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What happened to Lena's brother Jacob?

• He died in an epidemic

• He was forced to join the Tsar's army

• He ran away from home at age 10

• He moved to England instead of the US

What was Lena afraid of on her journey over to the US?

• Not being able to pass the tests and being sent home

• an accident at sea since she can't swim

• being attacked by criminals

• getting lost on the huge ship

What did the passenger's on Lena's ship gasp at seeing?

• Ellis Island

• the Statue of Liberty

• Manhattan

• the crowded line to get off the ship

What did the passengers entering Ellis Island do with their luggage?

• had to carry them

• had to ship them to their tenements

• had to leave them as they entered the building

What did the doctor do when he examined Lena?

• He asked her to walk in a straight line

• He listen to her chest through a stethoscope

• The examined her eyes, lifting her lids

• He asked her to read lines off an eye exam chart

What is the importance of "47 Orchard Street"?

• It is where her brother Isaac lives

• It is the place she is meeting Isaac to take her to their house

• It is where she can find a good job

• It is where the police station is in case she needs help

What language does Lena speak?

• English

• Russian

• Italian

• Yiddish