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

2. Contrary to the truth, what does Ivan tell Isabel that he and his father are building in their garage?
(a) A birdhouse.
(b) A ping pong table.
(c) A doghouse.
(d) A skateboard ramp.

3. What item does Josef buy when he sneaks into the dining car?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) A cup of hot chocolate.
(d) A newspaper.

4. What is the name of the ship Josef's family's boards?
(a) MS St. Lawrence.
(b) MS St. Croix.
(c) MS St. Louis.
(d) MS St. Cyprian.

5. What item falls out of Josef's pocket and is stomped on by a member of the Hitler Youth?
(a) His armband.
(b) His yarmulke.
(c) His photograph of his grandfather.
(d) His glasses.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After how many months in a concentration camp is Josef's father released?

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

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

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