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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 is Josef's father's profession at the start of the novel?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Reporter.

2. 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?
(a) She believes that Fidel Castro's announcement is a trap.
(b) She does not think her ill mother will survive the trip.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She worries that the family will starve during the trip.

3. For what reason has Josef's family recently moved to a smaller apartment in Berlin upon the opening of the novel?
(a) Due to their previous apartment being destroyed by a missile.
(b) Due to an altercation with the landlord of the previous apartment.
(c) Due to Josef's father losing his job.
(d) Due to recently-enacted Nazi laws.

4. Who gives Mahmoud's father directions that will keep the family away from major sites of fighting?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Priests.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Missionaries.

5. When the narrative rejoins Josef in 1939, each member of the family is now wearing what item?
(a) A Star of David tattoo.
(b) A prisoner number placard.
(c) A red jacket.
(d) A Star of David armband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a way in which Josef's father has changed since being imprisoned in a concentration camp?

2. For what transgression do the Nazis say they are taking Josef's father into "protective custody" (3)?

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

4. On what condition is Josef's father released?

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

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