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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Nazis who storm Josef's family's home are never depicted directly by the author. Instead, what word is used to refer to them throughout the scene?
(a) Robots.
(b) Shadows.
(c) Zombies.
(d) Mummies.

2. In what year does Isabel's narrative from Havana, Cuba begin?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1959.

3. When regretting the family's decision to leave Cuba, Lito says that "The US has no" (101) what?
(a) Soul.
(b) Rules.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Heart.

4. Isabel knows that Ivan and his father are actually building a boat in order to travel where?
(a) To the United States.
(b) To Mexico.
(c) To the Dominican Republic.
(d) To Canada.

5. When Mahmoud's family receives the name of a nearby hotel that "accepts Syrians" (105), why do they not stay there?
(a) It is too expensive.
(b) It is in a dangerous neighborhood.
(c) It is already full of other families sharing rooms.
(d) They cannot find it and eventually give up.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrative rejoins Josef in 1939, each member of the family is now wearing what item?

2. What is the age difference between Isabel and Ivan?

3. How many Jewish men must gather to form a minyan in order to comply with Jewish law in the holding of a bar mitzvah?

4. 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?

5. What item does Josef's little sister Ruthie carry with her at all times?

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