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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 order to avail themselves of the smuggler's help, Mahmoud and his family must first make it to what city on the coast of Turkey?
(a) Izmir.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Ankara.
(d) Antalya.

2. On what condition is Josef's father released?
(a) That his whole family leave Germany at once.
(b) That he remain in Berlin until further notice.
(c) That he pay the Nazis a series of bribes.
(d) That he provide information about one of his neighbors.

3. When Josef's ship slows down, causing his father to think that the ship is being turned around, what is the true cause of the change in speed?
(a) A man who has been reported missing.
(b) A funeral at sea.
(c) An approaching tanker.
(d) An approaching storm.

4. 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 hide and then sneak away.
(c) They make noise in hopes of distracting the robbers.
(d) They challenge the robbers.

5. What is NOT a way in which Josef's father has changed since being imprisoned in a concentration camp?
(a) He is gaunt.
(b) He is thin.
(c) He is paranoid.
(d) He has rage in his eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shared characteristic had bonded the Soviet Union to Cuba prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

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

4. What type of Jewish ceremony do the people on Josef's ship hold during the journey?

5. Where does Mahmoud's father keep the family's official papers and their money?

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