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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 270-317.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When four European countries agree to split the refugees on Josef's ship among them, what is NOT one country on the list?
(a) France.
(b) Holland.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Germany.

2. What is the outcome of Josef's mother's attempt to bribe the Nazis?
(a) The Nazis accept the bribe and let Josef's family go free.
(b) They call the secret police and Josef's mother is arrested.
(c) Josef's mother discovers that she knows one of the SS guards.
(d) They tell her she only has enough to save one of her children.

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

4. To what question by the German official does Mahmoud's father answer, "Yes...A thousand times yes" (304)?
(a) Do you and your family plan to reside in Germany permanently?
(b) Are you and your family willing to surrender to Germany?
(c) Are you and your family seeking asylum in Germany?
(d) Is your intention to get a job in Germany?

5. 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?
(a) She believes that Fidel Castro's announcement is a trap.
(b) She worries that the family will starve during the trip.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She does not think her ill mother will survive the trip.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who refers to Isabel by the nickname Chabela?

3. What item do Isabel and Amara work together to break away from the boat so they can throw it overboard and reduce the rapidity of the capsizing process?

4. What is NOT an item Mahmoud sees upon disembarking from the Greek Coast Guard boat?

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

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