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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Shabbos arrives, the bulletin board on Josef's ship announces that the social hall will be converted into a what?
(a) A dance floor.
(b) A synagogue.
(c) A medical clinic.
(d) A reception hall.

3. When regretting the family's decision to leave Cuba, Lito says that "The US has no" (101) what?
(a) Soul.
(b) Rules.
(c) Heart.
(d) Empathy.

4. Schiendick enrages Josef's father by saying that German law states that what object must be covered with the Nazi flag?
(a) The door of the captain's quarters.
(b) The ship's stock of water.
(c) The coffin of a deceased crew member.
(d) A body buried at sea.

5. What words are painted underneath the portrait painted on the bottom of Isabel's boat?
(a) Seek sanctuary.
(b) Cuba Libre.
(c) Never say die.
(d) Fight against the impossible and win.

Short Answer Questions

1. Contrary to the truth, what does Ivan tell Isabel that he and his father are building in their garage?

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

3. When a boy offers to show Mahmoud and his family somewhere they can sleep, how much money does he charge them for the information?

4. Who does not attend Josef's bar mitzvah, much to Josef's dismay?

5. What show is Waleed watching when the family's apartment is destroyed by a missile?

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