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WorksheetsBlackbird Girls
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 20mins
What does Rifka's mother tell her to hide away?
her flute
a book
food
money
What did Oksana keep hidden from her parents every year?
report card
empty pages from her notebook
letters from her teacher
money
What do the nurses think happened to Oksana's father?
He's still working at the power station
He's somewhere in the hospital
He's caught under debris from the explosion
He's on his way to Moscow
What type of medicine are Valentina and her mother taking every hour?
Ibruprofen
Vitamin C
Calcium
Iodine
What had her mother been doing while Valentina slept?
packing
trying to find her father
warning her neighbors
making breakfast
What did the woman say over the loudspeaker?
that volunteers were needed at the power station
they were going to evacuate people
that everyone should stay inside
that the fire at the station had been put out
What is the name of the device the doctors use to check people for radiation?
thermometer
octoscope
radiographer
dosimeter
Where did the doctors take Oksana's mother?
to a bus
to the hospital
to Moscow
to her apartment
Why doesn't Valentina's mother talk to her grandmother anymore?
because she does dangerous things
because they are in a fight
because sending letters costs too much money
because she doesn't know where she is
What did Valentina's father tell her mother to do if there was radiation poisoning?
nothing, it was impossible
to stay inside
not to eat anything
to stay low to the ground
What does Valentina say is her greatest treasured item?
her inventions
her father's watch
her pictures
her robot figurine
What prevented Valentina's mother from getting a teaching job?
she wasn't educated enough
her language
her personality
her religion
Which word means to be isolated to prevent the spread of infection?
quarantined
radiation
vaccinate
exiled
Why is Oksana unhappy about Valentina and her mother being the only people who can help her?
a. because she would rather be with her mother
b. because she wants to be with her grandparents
c. because they are Jewish
both a and c
What does Valentina first think when she sees Oksana's bruises?
that her father hit her
that the radiation caused the bruises
that Oksana had hurt herself
that Oksana has a disease
Why does Oksana have a moment of panic and guilt and refer to herself as a bad person?
She was worried about her mother
She's extremely hungry
She didn't get enough sleep
She feels guilty about being happy that her father won't be able to hit her again
When Oksana sees the worn clothing that Masha Petrovna has brought back to the apartment she feels
relieved
embarrassed
excited
angry
Why were there so many children at the train station?
it was a school holiday
it was the weekend
they were trying to evacuate
they were on a field trip
Who is Rifka traveling with?
no one
her older brother
her sister
her cousin
Why do Rifka and Nathan have to be extra careful when dawn arrives?
a. it will be too hot to run
b. the German soldiers can see them
c. The Ukranian farmers can see them
both b and c
Oksana and Valentina are traveling to (blank) to meet Valentina's (blank).
Moscow, Papa
Kiev, grandfahter
Leningrad, grandmother
Where does the story take place?
Pripyat, Ukraine
Leningrad, Russia
Chernobyl, Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine
What event triggers the story?
An accident at a nuclear power station
A war
A natural disaster
A terrorist attack
Who are the main characters in the story?
Valentina and Oksana
Valentina and Rifka
Oksana and Rifka
Valentina, Oksana, and Rifka
What is the occupation of Valentina and Oksana's fathers?
Night-shift plant workers
Doctors
Teachers
Engineers
Where do Valentina and Oksana have to move after the accident?
Leningrad
Kiev
Moscow
Minsk
Who do Valentina and Oksana live with in Leningrad?
Valentina's grandmother
Oksana's grandmother
Valentina's mother
Oksana's mother
What is the significance of the blackbird in the story?
A symbol of eternal friendship
A symbol of hope
A symbol of danger
A symbol of war
What historical event is mentioned in Rifka's chapters?
World War II
The Cold War
The Russian Revolution
The Ukrainian Famine
Where did Rifka and Nathan sleep after leaving home?
in a tent
in the woods
in a cabin
at a hotel
Why did Valentina's mom put their clothes in an incinerator?
She thought they were ugly
She thought they could have radiation on them
They were dirty
They were wet
Why didn't the people in the USSR know about the accident?
They didn't have radios
They didn't answer their phones
The government was hiding it
They were in denial
Why would Ukrainian farmers shoot Rifka and Nathan?
They were Russian
They were Muslim
They were Jewish
They were dangerous
Masha and Valentina's mother were surprised to hear that the radiation had reached--
Poland
America
China
Sweden
