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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Schiendick enrages Josef's father by saying that German law states that what object must be covered with the Nazi flag?
(a) The ship's stock of water.
(b) A body buried at sea.
(c) The coffin of a deceased crew member.
(d) The door of the captain's quarters.

2. Who gives Mahmoud's father directions that will keep the family away from major sites of fighting?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Nuns.
(c) Missionaries.
(d) Priests.

3. What is the name of the ship Josef's family's boards?
(a) MS St. Louis.
(b) MS St. Cyprian.
(c) MS St. Croix.
(d) MS St. Lawrence.

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

5. To what type of structure does the boy lead Mahmoud and his family?
(a) To a bus depot.
(b) To an abandoned shopping mall.
(c) To an abandoned hospital.
(d) To a library.

6. 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?
(a) Jewish blood.
(b) The Fuhrer.
(c) The Third Reich.
(d) German blood.

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

8. Before leaving Mahmoud and his family so they can get some sleep, what item does the boy tell them they must procure before the next leg of their trip?
(a) A propane stove.
(b) Batteries.
(c) Flashlights.
(d) Life jackets.

9. When regretting the family's decision to leave Cuba, Lito says that "The US has no" (101) what?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Soul.
(c) Heart.
(d) Rules.

10. What item falls out of Josef's pocket and is stomped on by a member of the Hitler Youth?
(a) His glasses.
(b) His armband.
(c) His yarmulke.
(d) His photograph of his grandfather.

11. What shared characteristic had bonded the Soviet Union to Cuba prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Egalitarianism.
(d) Democracy.

12. How many Jewish men must gather to form a minyan in order to comply with Jewish law in the holding of a bar mitzvah?
(a) At least 7.
(b) At least 22.
(c) At least 5.
(d) At least 10.

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

14. In what year does Isabel's narrative from Havana, Cuba begin?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1959.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1983.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When a boy offers to show Mahmoud and his family somewhere they can sleep, how much money does he charge them for the information?

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

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

4. Isabel knows that Ivan and his father are actually building a boat in order to travel where?

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

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