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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 5.
(b) At least 7.
(c) At least 22.
(d) At least 10.

2. Who rescues Josef's father Aaron from the sea after Aaron jumps overboard?
(a) Ruthie.
(b) A Cuban policeman.
(c) A Puerto Rican doctor.
(d) Josef.

3. 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.

4. Of the refugees boarding the dinghy with Mahmoud's family, what does the narrator say is the kind of person constituting the majority of the passengers?
(a) Young women.
(b) Middle-aged men.
(c) Young families.
(d) Young men.

5. 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) 6,000 Syrian pounds or about $30 American dollars.
(b) 500 Syrian pounds or about $2.50 American dollars.
(c) 2,000 Syrian pounds or about $10 American dollars.
(d) 1,000 Syrian pounds or about $5 American dollars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the Greek Coast Guard take Mahmoud and the other refugees at dawn once the boat is full of people?

3. In what year does Isabel's narrative from Havana, Cuba begin?

4. To what type of structure does the boy lead Mahmoud and his family?

5. What words does Josef's father scream throughout his rescue from the ocean?

(see the answer key)

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