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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The horrific historical event called Kristallnacht means what in the English language?
(a) The night of reverence.
(b) The night of broken glass.
(c) The night of pointy reckonings.
(d) The night of hopelessness.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What shared characteristic had bonded the Soviet Union to Cuba prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

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

3. What is Josef's father's profession at the start of the novel?

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

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

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