The Cage Test Review

Which of the following details is NOT something that we learn about Riva in Chapter 1?

• She is a Holocaust survivor.

• She wakes up screaming from bad dreams.

• She lives in Russia now.

• Her husband is a survivor.

Which word would best characterize the relationship between Riva’s family and the Gruber family before the Nazi invasion?

• Distant

• Close

• Competitive

• Untrusting

Which word best characterizes what Riva’s home life was like before the Nazi invasion?

• Joyful

• Chaotic

• Dysfunctional

• Lonely

Why could the Grubers join the Volksdeutsche?

• They were Polish.

• They were not Polish.

• They had German heritage.

• They had no German heritage.

What country did Riva’s three older siblings flee to?

• Hungary

• France

• Russia

• Britain

What was the “caravan of terror”?

• A group of Nazi Jeeps chasing the Jews

• A group of Jewish prisoners forced to march in circles for an entire day

• A truck full of prisoners taken to Auschwitz

• The code name for the train ride to Auschwitz

Which words characterize what life was like for Jews living in the ghetto?

• Stability, consistency, safety

• Hunger, disease, unemployment

• Schools, bread, jobs

• Security, freedom, happiness

Which disease did Riva’s brother, Laibele, die from?

• Dysentery

• Small pox

• Salmonella

• Tuberculosis

Why is Mama taken by the Nazis?

• She looks old.

• She looks sick.

• She yells at the Nazi.

• She is caught trying to hide Laibele.

What is the main cause of Riva losing her ability to walk?

• She lost her memory.

• She is afraid of leaving the house.

• She is suffering from malnutrition.

• She caught tuberculosis from Laibele.