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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Isabel's narrative from Havana, Cuba begin?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1959.

2. What show is Waleed watching when the family's apartment is destroyed by a missile?
(a) Teletubbies.
(b) Power Rangers.
(c) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
(d) The Smurfs.

3. Before leaving Mahmoud and his family so they can get some sleep, what item does the boy tell them they must procure before the next leg of their trip?
(a) Life jackets.
(b) Flashlights.
(c) Batteries.
(d) A propane stove.

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

5. Isabel knows that Ivan and his father are actually building a boat in order to travel where?
(a) To the Dominican Republic.
(b) To Canada.
(c) To Mexico.
(d) To the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mahmoud buy for his brother Waleed in one of the shops at the refugee camp in Turkey?

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?

3. When Mahmoud's family arrives in the refugee camp in Turkey, Mahmoud's father reveals that he has found a smuggler who can get family from Turkey to 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. During Isabel's boat journey, her grandfather Lito tells her that she does have family in what part of the world?

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