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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 Isabel and the others are getting ready to start their journey in the boat, two police officers run toward them. Who do they turn out to be?
(a) Ivan's aunt and uncle.
(b) Ivan's sister and her boyfriend.
(c) Ivan's brother and his girlfriend.
(d) Ivan's cousins.

2. Isabel's grandfather Lito makes her angry on the boat by telling her that her father is a what?
(a) A thief.
(b) A liar.
(c) A deadbeat.
(d) A fool.

3. What words are painted underneath the portrait painted on the bottom of Isabel's boat?
(a) Never say die.
(b) Seek sanctuary.
(c) Cuba Libre.
(d) Fight against the impossible and win.

4. When the narrative rejoins Josef in 1939, each member of the family is now wearing what item?
(a) A prisoner number placard.
(b) A red jacket.
(c) A Star of David tattoo.
(d) A Star of David armband.

5. During Isabel's boat journey, her grandfather Lito tells her that she does have family in what part of the world?
(a) Argentina.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Miami.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Josef's family is traveling on a train in order to get on a ship headed for what country?

2. Contrary to the truth, what does Ivan tell Isabel that he and his father are building in their garage?

3. Risking his life by running through gunfire back to the car, Mahmoud's father retrieves what object from the car?

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

5. 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?

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