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WorksheetsLetters From Rifka
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who helps the family plan their escape?
Cousin Hannah
Uncle Avrym
Who gave Rifka the Pushkin book that she writes her letters in?
Cousin Tovah
Bubbe Ruth
Since Rifka's family is leaving, or exiting, their home country, they are ___.
emigrants
immigrants
What home country is Rifka's family escaping from?
Poland
Russia/Ukraine
What country is Rifka's family hoping to move in to?
America
Poland
If they make it to their destination and move IN to the new country, they will be ___.
emigrants
immigrants
Why did Rifka have to distract the guards at the train station?
Only she could pass for Russian so her family could escape.
So Saul could see that someone thought she was pretty
What would happen to her family if they were caught helping Saul escape?
They would all be killed.
They would all be forced to join the army.
Rifka's family faces oppression in their home country because they are ___.
peasants
Jewish
Why was Uncle Avrum able to convince the guards to come with him?
He was their boss.
He was an important man with important friends.
Why does the family stay so long in Motziv?
Everyone gets typhus.
Everyone but Saul gets typhus.
What does Saul ensure that he and Rifka have?
A place to stay in an inn and fish with bread for breakfast
A place to stay in a shed and apples for breakfast
Why doesn't Rifka eat her breakfast?
She is saving some for her brother, Saul, so he can keep his strength up.
She has lost her appetite due to typhus.
Why can't Saul see Mama in the hospital?
He isn't her husband.
He hasn't had typhus.
How does Rifka's "gift for language" help her in Poland?
She is able to learn the language and speak with other people.
She is able to keep her family safe.
How does Rifka's "gift for language" help her in Poland?
She is able to learn the language and speak with other people.
She is able to keep her family safe.
Why does Rifka get left behind in Warsaw?
She has contracted ringworm from the girl she helped on the train.
The innkeeper's daughter called her a thief.
What part of the plot have we read so far?
rising action
conclusion
What money Rifka spend buying an orange?
Money for her ticket to America
The family's food money
Rifka is looking forward to staying in Warsaw by herself.
True
False
Rifka feels Poland is like Russia at first, but later feels it is flat and cold and colorless.
True
False
