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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the subject of the portrait that the rabbi asks Captain Schroeder to remove during the bar mitzvah on the ship?
(a) Benito Mussolini.
(b) Joseph Stalin.
(c) Adolf Hitler.
(d) Fidel Castro.

2. 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 armband.
(d) A Star of David tattoo.

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?
(a) He says he wants to help other refugees.
(b) He says he wants to be free.
(c) He says he wants to start over.
(d) He says he wants to make a million dollars.

4. For what transgression do the Nazis say they are taking Josef's father into "protective custody" (3)?
(a) For practicing medicine as a Jewish man.
(b) For continuing to run his tailoring business as a Jewish man.
(c) For writing a newspaper article about the Nazis' violence.
(d) For practicing law as a Jewish man.

5. 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 storm.
(d) An approaching tanker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Even though Fidel Castro announces to the Cuban people that they are now free to leave Cuba whenever they want, why is Isabel's mother still especially wary about the trip?

3. After Mahmoud's family leaves their car behind, how many hours does Google Maps say their walk to Turkey will be?

4. Whose face is featured prominently on the floor of Isabel's boat?

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

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