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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Josef and the children are below deck during their ship tour, Schiendick and his friends begin to sing a song with anti-Semitic lyrics. What is the subject of the song?
(a) Jewish blood.
(b) The Fuhrer.
(c) The Third Reich.
(d) German blood.

2. When Isabel and the others are getting ready to start their journey in the boat, two police officers run toward them. Who do they turn out to be?
(a) Ivan's aunt and uncle.
(b) Ivan's sister and her boyfriend.
(c) Ivan's brother and his girlfriend.
(d) Ivan's cousins.

3. When Isabel's narrative opens, she is trying to coax a kitten out from hiding using what type of food?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Beans.
(c) Sour cream.
(d) Yogurt.

4. What does Mahmoud buy for his brother Waleed in one of the shops at the refugee camp in Turkey?
(a) A stuffed teddy bear.
(b) A stuffed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
(c) A stuffed zebra.
(d) A stuffed Teletubby.

5. What is the name of the ship Josef's family's boards?
(a) MS St. Louis.
(b) MS St. Lawrence.
(c) MS St. Cyprian.
(d) MS St. Croix.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mahmoud and his family meet the smuggler at the designated meeting point, when does he say the boat will leave?

2. Risking his life by running through gunfire back to the car, Mahmoud's father retrieves what object from the car?

3. In response to Lito's claim that Isabel is giving up her Cuban identity by leaving, Isabel's mother tells him that "Miami is just" (102) what?

4. For what reason has Josef's family recently moved to a smaller apartment in Berlin upon the opening of the novel?

5. After how many months in a concentration camp is Josef's father released?

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