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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'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?
(a) A man who has been reported missing.
(b) A funeral at sea.
(c) An approaching tanker.
(d) An approaching storm.

2. What is the age difference between Isabel and Ivan?
(a) Ivan is one year older than Isabel.
(b) Isabel is two years older than Ivan.
(c) Isabel is one year older than Ivan.
(d) Ivan is two years older than Isabel.

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) Yogurt.
(d) Sour cream.

4. What is NOT a way in which Josef's father has changed since being imprisoned in a concentration camp?
(a) He has rage in his eyes.
(b) He is thin.
(c) He is gaunt.
(d) He is paranoid.

5. The horrific historical event called Kristallnacht means what in the English language?
(a) The night of broken glass.
(b) The night of reverence.
(c) The night of hopelessness.
(d) The night of pointy reckonings.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What reason does Isabel's father give for forbidding anyone to strike a match even though their boat is about to be hit by a tanker?

3. Whose face is featured prominently on the floor of Isabel's boat?

4. In what year does the telling of Josef's narrative begin?

5. What is the name of the ship Josef's family's boards?

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