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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-72.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Isabel's father sustain the wounds that she is cleaning when the narrative rejoins her?
(a) He is shot in the melee of the riots.
(b) He falls off a ladder at his job.
(c) He is beaten by police.
(d) He is beaten by a mugger.

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

3. 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 cousins.
(d) Ivan's brother and his girlfriend.

4. The third major character focused upon within the novel's narrative is Mahmoud, a boy living in Syria. What year is it when the reader first joins Mahmoud?
(a) 2015.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1981.
(d) 2001.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of Jewish ceremony do the people on Josef's ship hold during the journey?

2. Isabel knows that Ivan and his father are actually building a boat in order to travel where?

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

4. The horrific historical event called Kristallnacht means what in the English language?

5. What item does Josef buy when he sneaks into the dining car?

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