View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the subject of the portrait that the rabbi asks Captain Schroeder to remove during the bar mitzvah on the ship?
(a) Benito Mussolini.
(b) Joseph Stalin.
(c) Fidel Castro.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

2. For what transgression do the Nazis say they are taking Josef's father into "protective custody" (3)?
(a) For practicing law as a Jewish man.
(b) For continuing to run his tailoring business as a Jewish man.
(c) For practicing medicine as a Jewish man.
(d) For writing a newspaper article about the Nazis' violence.

3. To what type of structure does the boy lead Mahmoud and his family?
(a) To an abandoned shopping mall.
(b) To a library.
(c) To an abandoned hospital.
(d) To a bus depot.

4. What are piropos?
(a) Flirtatious compliments Cuban men say to women on the street.
(b) Fried dough pockets filled with meat.
(c) Coats.
(d) Beaches.

5. To what concentration camp is Josef's father sent whee he is taken into "protective custody" (3)?
(a) Auschwitz.
(b) Buchenwald.
(c) Bergen-Belsen.
(d) Dachau.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Mahmoud's family leaves their car behind, how many hours does Google Maps say their walk to Turkey will be?

3. When Mahmoud's family receives the name of a nearby hotel that "accepts Syrians" (105), why do they not stay there?

4. Risking his life by running through gunfire back to the car, Mahmoud's father retrieves what object from the car?

5. The horrific historical event called Kristallnacht means what in the English language?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 299 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample