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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 216-269.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After whom is Josef named?
(a) His godfather.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His uncle.

2. Whose face is featured prominently on the floor of Isabel's boat?
(a) Che Guevara.
(b) Pablo Escobar.
(c) Joseph Stalin.
(d) Fidel Castro.

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

4. The horrific historical event called Kristallnacht means what in the English language?
(a) The night of hopelessness.
(b) The night of reverence.
(c) The night of pointy reckonings.
(d) The night of broken glass.

5. Who rescues Josef's father Aaron from the sea after Aaron jumps overboard?
(a) Ruthie.
(b) A Cuban policeman.
(c) Josef.
(d) A Puerto Rican doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT among Fidel Castro's oft-repeated list of the three greatest achievements of the Cuban Revolution?

2. What shared characteristic had bonded the Soviet Union to Cuba prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

3. Who is the subject of the portrait that the rabbi asks Captain Schroeder to remove during the bar mitzvah on the ship?

4. 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?

5. What does Mahmoud do to honor his deceased fellow passenger when he takes the man's life jacket and buries him at sea?

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