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

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

3. The third major character focused upon within the novel's narrative is Mahmoud, a boy living in Syria. What year is it when the reader first joins Mahmoud?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2015.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1981.

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

5. After how many months in a concentration camp is Josef's father released?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. Then narrator describes the fast-approaching tanker heading toward Isabel's boat as eventually getting so loud that it sounds like a what?

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

3. When Shabbos arrives, the bulletin board on Josef's ship announces that the social hall will be converted into a what?

4. Even though Fidel Castro announces to the Cuban people that they are now free to leave Cuba whenever they want, why is Isabel's mother still especially wary about the trip?

5. How does Isabel's father sustain the wounds that she is cleaning when the narrative rejoins her?

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