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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 141-215.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason has Josef's family recently moved to a smaller apartment in Berlin upon the opening of the novel?
(a) Due to Josef's father losing his job.
(b) Due to recently-enacted Nazi laws.
(c) Due to their previous apartment being destroyed by a missile.
(d) Due to an altercation with the landlord of the previous apartment.

2. During Isabel's boat journey, her grandfather Lito tells her that she does have family in what part of the world?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Miami.
(d) Argentina.

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

4. Ivan's favorite team, The Industriales, is what type of team?
(a) A soccer team.
(b) A baseball team.
(c) A lacrosse team.
(d) A basketball team.

5. Whose face is featured prominently on the floor of Isabel's boat?
(a) Che Guevara.
(b) Joseph Stalin.
(c) Pablo Escobar.
(d) Fidel Castro.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mahmoud's family arrives in the refugee camp in Turkey, Mahmoud's father reveals that he has found a smuggler who can get family from Turkey to what country?

2. Where does Mahmoud's father keep the family's official papers and their money?

3. What extra danger does the rescuer of Josef's father face during his dive into the ocean, where Josef's father flounders?

4. What is eventually the only part of Isabel's family's boat that remains unsplintered?

5. When Josef's ship slows down, causing his father to think that the ship is being turned around, what is the true cause of the change in speed?

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