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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 73-140.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mahmoud buy for his brother Waleed in one of the shops at the refugee camp in Turkey?
(a) A stuffed teddy bear.
(b) A stuffed zebra.
(c) A stuffed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
(d) A stuffed Teletubby.

3. Who takes Josef and the other children on a tour of the ship?
(a) Schiendick.
(b) Petty Officer Jockl.
(c) Josef's mother.
(d) Captain Schroeder.

4. When Ivan says that one thing he wants to do in America is watch American television, what show does he cite?
(a) Wheel of Fortune.
(b) The Simpsons.
(c) South Park.
(d) Seinfeld.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Josef overhears two stewards talking about racing other boats to Cuba, how many other boats do they say are traveling their route?

3. Josef's family is traveling on a train in order to get on a ship headed for what country?

4. When Josef and the children are below deck during their ship tour, Schiendick and his friends begin to sing a song with anti-Semitic lyrics. What is the subject of the song?

5. In what year does Isabel's narrative from Havana, Cuba begin?

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