Letters From Rifka Comprehension Quiz

Rifka and her family are from Russia.

Rifka knows Tovah because they are cousins.

When the guards returned Rifka's belongings, her mother's candlesticks were missing from her rucksack.

In the given question, it is stated that Rifka was saving the food for Saul. The correct answer states that the Inn keeper's daughter eats it. This implies that the food that Rifka was saving for Saul was consumed by the Inn keeper's daughter.

Saul is the correct answer because it is stated in the question that "Which family member remained healthy during the stay in Poland?" This implies that all other family members, including Nathan, Mama, and Papa, did not remain healthy during their stay in Poland. Therefore, Saul is the only family member who remained healthy.

Uncle Avrum distracted the guards by faking a robbery in his factory. This created a diversion and drew the attention of the guards away from Rifka's family, allowing them to escape unnoticed.

After Rifka is fumigated, she becomes sick. This suggests that the fumigation process has had a negative impact on her health, possibly due to the chemicals used or the fumes she was exposed to. The fumigation may have caused respiratory problems or other symptoms that resulted in her becoming ill.

Tovah gave Rifka the Puskin book of poetry.

Tovah is allowed to see her mother because she has already had Typhus. This suggests that having already contracted the disease makes her immune to it, therefore reducing the risk of her getting infected again or spreading it to others.

Saul gets food for Rifka and himself by getting a job sorting apples.