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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Nazis who storm Josef's family's home are never depicted directly by the author. Instead, what word is used to refer to them throughout the scene?
(a) Zombies.
(b) Robots.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Mummies.

2. In response to Lito's claim that Isabel is giving up her Cuban identity by leaving, Isabel's mother tells him that "Miami is just" (102) what?
(a) An hour's journey away.
(b) North Latin America.
(c) South Canada.
(d) North Cuba.

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

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

5. After Mahmoud's family leaves their car behind, how many hours does Google Maps say their walk to Turkey will be?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 16 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to halt the song being sung by the occupants of Isabel's boat?

2. How many Jewish men must gather to form a minyan in order to comply with Jewish law in the holding of a bar mitzvah?

3. Who takes Josef and the other children on a tour of the ship?

4. Prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union, most farms in Cuba had been what type of farms?

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

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