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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 writing a newspaper article about the Nazis' violence.
(c) For practicing law as a Jewish man.
(d) For continuing to run his tailoring business as a Jewish man.

2. Contrary to the truth, what does Ivan tell Isabel that he and his father are building in their garage?
(a) A birdhouse.
(b) A skateboard ramp.
(c) A ping pong table.
(d) A doghouse.

3. What are piropos?
(a) Flirtatious compliments Cuban men say to women on the street.
(b) Beaches.
(c) Coats.
(d) Fried dough pockets filled with meat.

4. What item does Josef's little sister Ruthie carry with her at all times?
(a) Her stuffed turtle.
(b) Her stuffed rabbit.
(c) Her blanket.
(d) Her teddy bear.

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

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

7. When Mahmoud and his family meet the smuggler at the designated meeting point, when does he say the boat will leave?
(a) Right now.
(b) In an hour.
(c) Next week.
(d) Tomorrow.

8. 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?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Armenia.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Greece.

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

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

11. Who takes on the role of being "in charge of the boat" (81) on which Isabel and her family are traveling?
(a) Luis.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Lito.
(d) Señor Castillo.

12. 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 make a million dollars.
(d) He says he wants to start over.

13. Ivan's favorite team, The Industriales, is what type of team?
(a) A basketball team.
(b) A lacrosse team.
(c) A baseball team.
(d) A soccer team.

14. What do Mahmoud and his brother Waleed do when they see two boys robbing another boy of a loaf of bread?
(a) They make noise in hopes of distracting the robbers.
(b) They challenge the robbers.
(c) They find a policeman.
(d) They hide and then sneak away.

15. When a boy offers to show Mahmoud and his family somewhere they can sleep, how much money does he charge them for the information?
(a) 500 Syrian pounds or about $2.50 American dollars.
(b) 1,000 Syrian pounds or about $5 American dollars.
(c) 2,000 Syrian pounds or about $10 American dollars.
(d) 6,000 Syrian pounds or about $30 American dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the telling of Josef's narrative begin?

2. What does Mahmoud buy for his brother Waleed in one of the shops at the refugee camp in Turkey?

3. When Isabel's narrative opens, she is trying to coax a kitten out from hiding using what type of food?

4. 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?

5. What item falls out of Josef's pocket and is stomped on by a member of the Hitler Youth?

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