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WorksheetsLetters From Rifka Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Why did Rifka and her family flee from Russia?
They were very poor and needed new jobs.
They wanted to be adventurous and sail to America.
Russian soldiers were coming to take her brothers.
Rifka had ringworm.
When Rifka distracted the Russian guards as her family hid in train cars, this showed that she was ____________.
scared
brave
educated
shy
Why did the guards at the train yard not think Rifka was Jewish?
She carried a rucksack.
She was very short.
She was talkative.
She had blond hair and blue eyes.
The details written by the author about the train yard scene created a suspenseful tone. What mood does this tone make the reader feel?
adventurous
curious
relaxed
scared
Tone is created by the ____________________.
reader
editor
author
characters
Rifka, Mama, Papa, and Nathan were very sick in Poland with _______________________.
flu
ringworm
strep throat
typhus
How did Rifka get ringworm?
She braided the hair of a Polish peasant girl in the train.
She had to live in dirty conditions in Warsaw.
Saul had it and gave it to her.
She helped take care of the baby in the hospital ward.
Why was Rifka not allowed passage to America with her family?
She had typhus.
The government thought no one would ever marry her.
She had ringworm.
She had lost her mother's candlesticks.
What did Rifka love about Antwerp, Belgium?
The food! Bananas, chocolate, ice cream....
The kind people
The beautiful city
All of the above
Rifka hated the busy city with rushing cars, people who discriminated against Jewish immigrants, and the man who took all of her money for an orange. Which city was it?
Antwerp, Belgium
Warsaw, Poland
Berdichev, Russia
New York City, New York
When Rifka wrote to Tovah, she often wrote about wanting to be ______________.
taller
clever
older
prettier
Why was the treasured gift of the book of Pushkin's poetry important?
It was a book that had many blank pages where she could write her own poems.
It made her seem like she was a Russian peasant.
She used it to convince the HIAS lady to let her go to America.
It comforted Rifka and inspired her to write letters to her cousin about her journey.
When Rifka was finally able to sail to America, what tragic event occurred?
Rifka lost her Pushkin book in the storm.
Pieter was swept overboard and died during the storm.
She was told Mama had died of typhus.
She had to go below deck because she was Jewish.
Why was Rifka really detained at Ellis Island?
She talked too much and angered the doctors.
The doctors thought she still was contagious with typhus.
She was too young and the government would have to support her.
She had no hair and the government thought no man would marry and support her.
What is one possible theme for Letters From Rifka?
It is better to be pretty than brave and clever.
You can overcome difficulties if you are clever, brave, and hopeful.
Being kind doesn't help you overcome difficulties, just thinking about your own needs does.
Taking risks is dangerous. It is better to play it safe.
