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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 funeral at sea.
(b) An approaching storm.
(c) A man who has been reported missing.
(d) An approaching tanker.

2. What shared characteristic had bonded the Soviet Union to Cuba prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
(a) Communism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Egalitarianism.
(d) Socialism.

3. Who does not attend Josef's bar mitzvah, much to Josef's dismay?
(a) Josef's father.
(b) Josef's sister.
(c) Josef's mother.
(d) Josef's best friend.

4. What is Josef's father's profession at the start of the novel?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Reporter.
(d) Lawyer.

5. Contrary to the truth, what does Ivan tell Isabel that he and his father are building in their garage?
(a) A birdhouse.
(b) A skateboard ramp.
(c) A ping pong table.
(d) A doghouse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what condition is Josef's father released?

3. What is the age difference between Isabel and Ivan?

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

5. When Mahmoud and his family meet the smuggler at the designated meeting point, when does he say the boat will leave?

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