Rifka--Letter 1 (p.1-15)

What country are Rifka and her family fleeing from?

• Russia

• England

• Ireland

• France

Rifka writes to her ________, Tovah.

• sister

• friend

• aunt

• cousin

The Russian soldiers are looking for:

• Rifka

• Nathan

• Tovah

• a farmer

"I stood alone outside a boxcar, my heart knocking against my ribs." This quote from the novel is an example of what type of figurative language? (p.2)

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

What does Tovah give to Rifka before the famliy escapes?

• shoes

• a book

• a coat

• food

"Soon enough they will swoop down like vultures to pick our house bare," Mama said. This quote from the book is an example of what type of figurative language? (p.5)

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

What makes Rifka look different that the Jews the soldiers are looking for?

• her clothing

• her height

• her blonde hair and blue eyes

• her hands

Who got the attention of the Russian soldiers when they were questioning Rifka?

• Saul

• Nathan

• Tovah

• Uncle Avrum

Where is Rifka writing her letters?

• on blank paper from her ruksack

• in the pages of her Pushkin book

• on the walls of the railcar

• in a blank journal she brough with her

Where is the train taking Rifka and her family?

• France

• Poland

• Russia

• Germany