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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 270-317.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Waleed take throughout the entire robbery by the taxi driver, causing Mahmoud to worry about his emotional well-being?
(a) He rocks.
(b) He sucks his thumb.
(c) He sobs.
(d) He sleeps.

2. Just before Mahmoud tumbles from the boat into the sea, someone at the front of the dinghy yells that he sees what objects?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Rescue boats.
(c) Lightning strikes.
(d) Lighthouses.

3. After Mahmoud's family leaves their car behind, how many hours does Google Maps say their walk to Turkey will be?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 16 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

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

5. After how many months in a concentration camp is Josef's father released?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who saves Josef's father and is later celebrated for his heroism at a reception on the ship?

2. Who refers to Isabel by the nickname Chabela?

3. As Mahmoud and his family wait at the border between Greece and Macedonia, what is NOT a planned stop on the rest of their journey to safety?

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

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

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