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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Mahmoud and his brother Waleed do when they see two boys robbing another boy of a loaf of bread?
(a) They hide and then sneak away.
(b) They make noise in hopes of distracting the robbers.
(c) They challenge the robbers.
(d) They find a policeman.

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

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

4. What type of Jewish ceremony do the people on Josef's ship hold during the journey?
(a) A naming ceremony.
(b) A bat mitzvah.
(c) A bris.
(d) A bar mitzvah.

5. Josef's family is traveling on a train in order to get on a ship headed for what country?
(a) Germany.
(b) Columbia.
(c) The United States.
(d) Cuba.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Contrary to the truth, what does Ivan tell Isabel that he and his father are building in their garage?

4. Even though Fidel Castro announces to the Cuban people that they are now free to leave Cuba whenever they want, why is Isabel's mother still especially wary about the trip?

5. When Isabel's narrative opens, she is trying to coax a kitten out from hiding using what type of food?

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