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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the age difference between Isabel and Ivan?
(a) Ivan is two years older than Isabel.
(b) Isabel is one year older than Ivan.
(c) Isabel is two years older than Ivan.
(d) Ivan is one year older than Isabel.

2. What does Mahmoud buy for his brother Waleed in one of the shops at the refugee camp in Turkey?
(a) A stuffed teddy bear.
(b) A stuffed zebra.
(c) A stuffed Teletubby.
(d) A stuffed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

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

4. Isabel's grandfather Lito makes her angry on the boat by telling her that her father is a what?
(a) A deadbeat.
(b) A thief.
(c) A liar.
(d) A fool.

5. What show is Waleed watching when the family's apartment is destroyed by a missile?
(a) The Smurfs.
(b) Power Rangers.
(c) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
(d) Teletubbies.

6. On what condition is Josef's father released?
(a) That he provide information about one of his neighbors.
(b) That his whole family leave Germany at once.
(c) That he remain in Berlin until further notice.
(d) That he pay the Nazis a series of bribes.

7. When Josef overhears two stewards talking about racing other boats to Cuba, how many other boats do they say are traveling their route?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 11.

8. When Mahmoud's family receives the name of a nearby hotel that "accepts Syrians" (105), why do they not stay there?
(a) They cannot find it and eventually give up.
(b) It is already full of other families sharing rooms.
(c) It is in a dangerous neighborhood.
(d) It is too expensive.

9. After how many months in a concentration camp is Josef's father released?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

10. Isabel knows that Ivan and his father are actually building a boat in order to travel where?
(a) To the United States.
(b) To Canada.
(c) To the Dominican Republic.
(d) To Mexico.

11. After Mahmoud's family leaves their car behind, how many hours does Google Maps say their walk to Turkey will be?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 16 hours.

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

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

14. When Isabel and the others are getting ready to start their journey in the boat, two police officers run toward them. Who do they turn out to be?
(a) Ivan's aunt and uncle.
(b) Ivan's sister and her boyfriend.
(c) Ivan's brother and his girlfriend.
(d) Ivan's cousins.

15. When Mahmoud and his family are waiting in line to gain admission to Turkey, Mahmoud notices that none of the Syrian children are crying or performing what other action?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Talking.
(d) Playing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Isabel's best friend Ivan is also her what?

2. How many Jewish men must gather to form a minyan in order to comply with Jewish law in the holding of a bar mitzvah?

3. What is NOT a way in which Josef's father has changed since being imprisoned in a concentration camp?

4. Contrary to the truth, what does Ivan tell Isabel that he and his father are building in their garage?

5. What are piropos?

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