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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. For what transgression do the Nazis say they are taking Josef's father into "protective custody" (3)?
(a) For writing a newspaper article about the Nazis' violence.
(b) For practicing law as a Jewish man.
(c) For practicing medicine as a Jewish man.
(d) For continuing to run his tailoring business as a Jewish man.

8. What does Isabel give the fisherman in return for gasoline to power Ivan's family's boat?
(a) A trumpet.
(b) Mofongo.
(c) A backpack.
(d) A coat.

9. What is NOT a way in which Josef's father has changed since being imprisoned in a concentration camp?
(a) He is gaunt.
(b) He is paranoid.
(c) He is thin.
(d) He has rage in his eyes.

10. Where does Mahmoud's father keep the family's official papers and their money?
(a) In his wallet.
(b) Sewn into Waleed's hat.
(c) Tucked into his pants under his shirt.
(d) In a safe deposit box.

11. What does Ivan want to be when he grows up?
(a) A marine biologist.
(b) A professional baseball player.
(c) A professional soccer player.
(d) A doctor.

12. Who attacks the Josef and the other children with anti-Semitic abuse during their tour of the ship?
(a) Petty Officer Jockl.
(b) Officer Sturmer.
(c) Schiendick.
(d) Captain Schroeder.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Risking his life by running through gunfire back to the car, Mahmoud's father retrieves what object from the car?

4. In what year does Isabel's narrative from Havana, Cuba begin?

5. 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?

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