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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 141-215.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many refugees are expected to board the inflatable rubber dinghy used by the smugglers hired by Mahmoud's father?
(a) 30.
(b) 60.
(c) 12.
(d) 90.

2. To what concentration camp is Josef's father sent whee he is taken into "protective custody" (3)?
(a) Buchenwald.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Dachau.
(d) Bergen-Belsen.

3. When Josef's father disappears from the family's cabin in Josef's absence, where does he turn out to have gone?
(a) He has gone to confront Schiendick.
(b) He has jumped into the ocean.
(c) He has gone to the ship cafeteria.
(d) He has gone to the captain's quarters.

4. 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.

5. When Isabel pleads with Lito not to turn back for Cuba, what reason does she cite above all others?
(a) That her father will be arrested.
(b) That Ivan will be arrested.
(c) That they will all be arrested.
(d) That her grandfather will be arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does Ivan want to be when he grows up?

4. Who gives Mahmoud's father directions that will keep the family away from major sites of fighting?

5. 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?

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