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100
The person that draws the guards away from Rifka in Berdichev
Who is Uncle Avrum?
100
Rifka's family originates from this town
What is Berdichev?
100
Rifka's role in the story
What is the main character? What is the protagonist?
100
Rifka writes her letters to Tovah in this
What is Pushkin's book of poetry?
100
prized possession purchased in Antwerp
What is Rifka's velvet hat?
200
The Author
Who is Karen Hesse?
200
Rifka is stranded on this island until the doctors send her back to Europe or let her join her family in New York.
What is Ellis Island?
200
The point of view / perspective of the book
What is first person perspective?
200
The organization that helped Rifka when she stayed behind in Europe while her family went to the U.S.
What is the H.I.A.S? (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)
200
The reason Uncle Avrum doesn't offer Tovah piano lessons like her sister
What is Tovah has a crooked back and isn't expected to need to attract a husband?
300
Tovah's little sister who takes piano lessons
Who is Hannah?
300
The place where Rifka contracts ringworm
What is on the train in Poland?
300
Russians hate Jews. The family gets Typhus. Rifka contracts ringworm. The tempest at sea that kills Pieter.
What are conflicts?
300
the cause of Pieter's death (vocabulary word)
What is a tempest?
300
The couple Rifka lives with in Antwerp, Belgium
Who are Gaston and Marie?
400
The young Russian boy Rifka cares for and teaches to read on Ellis Island
Who is Ilya?
400
The city where Rifka found out that she would not be traveling to the U.S. with her family
Where is Warsaw, Poland?
400
Prejudice, family loyalty, perseverance, and growth
What are themes of the story?
400
Rifka is terrified when Ilya wastes this
What is toilet paper?
400
The brother that deserted the military
Who is Nathan?
500
The names of all five of Rifka's brothers
Who are Saul, Nathan, Isaac, Asher and Reuben?
500
The place that Rifka most enjoys
Where is Antwerp, Belgium
500
Rifka discovers that her hair has returned and she will be able to join her family in New York
What is the climax of the story?
500
The name of Isaac Nebrotz's wife
What is Sadie Chenowitz?
500
The name of Rifka's baby nephew
What is Aaron?
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