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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what transgression do the Nazis say they are taking Josef's father into "protective custody" (3)?
(a) For writing a newspaper article about the Nazis' violence.
(b) For practicing medicine as a Jewish man.
(c) For continuing to run his tailoring business as a Jewish man.
(d) For practicing law as a Jewish man.

2. To what concentration camp is Josef's father sent whee he is taken into "protective custody" (3)?
(a) Auschwitz.
(b) Buchenwald.
(c) Bergen-Belsen.
(d) Dachau.

3. How many Jewish men must gather to form a minyan in order to comply with Jewish law in the holding of a bar mitzvah?
(a) At least 10.
(b) At least 22.
(c) At least 7.
(d) At least 5.

4. When a boy offers to show Mahmoud and his family somewhere they can sleep, how much money does he charge them for the information?
(a) 500 Syrian pounds or about $2.50 American dollars.
(b) 1,000 Syrian pounds or about $5 American dollars.
(c) 2,000 Syrian pounds or about $10 American dollars.
(d) 6,000 Syrian pounds or about $30 American dollars.

5. Who takes on the role of being "in charge of the boat" (81) on which Isabel and her family are traveling?
(a) Señor Castillo.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Luis.
(d) Lito.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Isabel's narrative opens, she is trying to coax a kitten out from hiding using what type of food?

2. Isabel knows that Ivan and his father are actually building a boat in order to travel where?

3. Ivan's favorite team, The Industriales, is what type of team?

4. How does Isabel's father sustain the wounds that she is cleaning when the narrative rejoins her?

5. Before leaving Mahmoud and his family so they can get some sleep, what item does the boy tell them they must procure before the next leg of their trip?

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