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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 73-140.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes Josef and the other children on a tour of the ship?
(a) Captain Schroeder.
(b) Schiendick.
(c) Josef's mother.
(d) Petty Officer Jockl.

2. When Josef overhears two stewards talking about racing other boats to Cuba, how many other boats do they say are traveling their route?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

3. What reason does Isabel's father give for forbidding anyone to strike a match even though their boat is about to be hit by a tanker?
(a) Being saved will result in being sent back to Cuba.
(b) He does not want them to waste their few matches.
(c) The tanker is likely manned by human traffickers.
(d) He thinks the current wind will immediately extinguish the flame.

4. When the narrative rejoins Josef in 1939, each member of the family is now wearing what item?
(a) A prisoner number placard.
(b) A red jacket.
(c) A Star of David armband.
(d) A Star of David tattoo.

5. When Señor Castillo asks Isabel's father what he wants to do when he gets to America, what is Isabel's father's reply?
(a) He says he wants to be free.
(b) He says he wants to start over.
(c) He says he wants to help other refugees.
(d) He says he wants to make a million dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Josef buy when he sneaks into the dining car?

2. What do Mahmoud and his brother Waleed do when they see two boys robbing another boy of a loaf of bread?

3. The Nazis who storm Josef's family's home are never depicted directly by the author. Instead, what word is used to refer to them throughout the scene?

4. What does Ivan want to be when he grows up?

5. Who is the subject of the portrait that the rabbi asks Captain Schroeder to remove during the bar mitzvah on the ship?

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