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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 is the subject of the portrait that the rabbi asks Captain Schroeder to remove during the bar mitzvah on the ship?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Fidel Castro.
(c) Benito Mussolini.
(d) Joseph Stalin.

2. What does Ivan want to be when he grows up?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A professional baseball player.
(c) A professional soccer player.
(d) A marine biologist.

3. What show is Waleed watching when the family's apartment is destroyed by a missile?
(a) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
(b) Power Rangers.
(c) The Smurfs.
(d) Teletubbies.

4. What is Josef's father's profession at the start of the novel?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Reporter.

5. 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?
(a) Greece.
(b) Armenia.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Iraq.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item falls out of Josef's pocket and is stomped on by a member of the Hitler Youth?

2. Who gives Mahmoud's father directions that will keep the family away from major sites of fighting?

3. After Mahmoud's family leaves their car behind, how many hours does Google Maps say their walk to Turkey will be?

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

5. When Josef overhears two stewards talking about racing other boats to Cuba, how many other boats do they say are traveling their route?

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