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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) Shadows.
(b) Zombies.
(c) Robots.
(d) Mummies.

2. Who attacks the Josef and the other children with anti-Semitic abuse during their tour of the ship?
(a) Petty Officer Jockl.
(b) Schiendick.
(c) Captain Schroeder.
(d) Officer Sturmer.

3. Who takes Josef and the other children on a tour of the ship?
(a) Captain Schroeder.
(b) Schiendick.
(c) Josef's mother.
(d) Petty Officer Jockl.

4. For what reason has Josef's family recently moved to a smaller apartment in Berlin upon the opening of the novel?
(a) Due to an altercation with the landlord of the previous apartment.
(b) Due to recently-enacted Nazi laws.
(c) Due to Josef's father losing his job.
(d) Due to their previous apartment being destroyed by a missile.

5. What is NOT among Fidel Castro's oft-repeated list of the three greatest achievements of the Cuban Revolution?
(a) Public health.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Education.
(d) Sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ivan's favorite team, The Industriales, is what type of team?

2. 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?

3. When Señor Castillo asks Isabel's father what he wants to do when he gets to America, what is Isabel's father's reply?

4. What is Josef's father's profession at the start of the novel?

5. 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?

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