The Cage

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. In Chapter 1, Riva references the nightmares of Nazi torture that disrupt her sleep. Which of the following best describes how nightmares/dreams function throughout the text?

A) Nightmares/dreams function as cinematic “bookends” to The Cage, appearing at the very beginning and the very end of the book.

B) Nightmares/dreams are both a vehicle for Riva to insert the past into the present and a means of depicting the aftereffects of trauma.

C) Nightmares/dreams typically feature Riva’s favorite animal, the eagle, which symbolizes her yearning for freedom.

D) Nightmares/dreams are rejected by Riva’s mother as having any deeper meaning, which showcases a rift in the relationship between Riva and her mother.

2. In Chapter 6, Riva and her siblings experience a traumatic event that makes Riva ask herself: “How can the sun still shine?” (34). What event is she referring to?

A) Laibele contracting tuberculosis

B) Riva breaking her leg

C) Motele being taken to a labor camp

D) Riva and her siblings’ mother being taken away by Nazis

3. What is the primary reason that Miss Wolkowna, the social worker from the Child Welfare Department, allows Riva to adopt her siblings?

A) Because Riva fools Miss Wolkowna into thinking that Riva is her siblings’ aunt