Letters From Rifka Quiz 4

Who is the first family member to visit Rifka on Ellis Island?

• Nathan

• Mama

• Papa

• Saul

The boy Rifka met on Ellis Island spoke what language?

• English

• Russia

• Yiddish

• Polish

How did Rifka feel about Ilya at first when she met him on Ellis island?

• She was sad for him, because he didn't have parents.

• She hated him, because he was Russian.

• She was mad at him, because he took some of her food.

• She didn't think much of him like or dislike, he was just another patient on Ellis island.

Why was Rifka allowed to take care of the Polish baby?

• She was required to work in the hospital to earn her place on the island.

• She was the only person that could get the Polish baby to stop crying.

• The baby had Typhus and as Rifka already had it she was immune.

• Rifka could speak Yiddish (the language polish people speak).

What does Saul bring Rifka when he visits her at Ellis Island?

• Money

• Hat

• Paper

• Banana

What did Saul and Ilya break when they were fighting over the Pushkin?

• Star of David

• Cross

• Locket

• Candle sticks

Where do Mama and Papa work while Saul goes to school?

• Bakery

• Hospital

• Farm

• Factory

What did Rifka ask Saul to buy for their Mama when she gave him the money at his visit?

• candlesticks

• locket

• hat

• food

The doctors think Ilya is a "Simpleton". What does that mean?

• That he can not eat food on his own.

• That he is not smart.

• That he a child with no parents.

• That he is poor.

After Ilya gets into trouble in the bathroom, Rifka decides to ask for paper and write her own ________.

• Letters

• Articles

• Books

• Poems