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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In response to Lito's claim that Isabel is giving up her Cuban identity by leaving, Isabel's mother tells him that "Miami is just" (102) what?
(a) North Cuba.
(b) An hour's journey away.
(c) North Latin America.
(d) South Canada.

2. 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.

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

4. What is Josef's father's profession at the start of the novel?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Reporter.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Doctor.

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

6. How does Isabel's father sustain the wounds that she is cleaning when the narrative rejoins her?
(a) He is beaten by police.
(b) He is beaten by a mugger.
(c) He falls off a ladder at his job.
(d) He is shot in the melee of the riots.

7. When Shabbos arrives, the bulletin board on Josef's ship announces that the social hall will be converted into a what?
(a) A dance floor.
(b) A reception hall.
(c) A medical clinic.
(d) A synagogue.

8. What happens to halt the song being sung by the occupants of Isabel's boat?
(a) Isabel shouts that she sees a shark.
(b) Ivan shouts that he sees a boat on the horizon.
(c) The boat's motor splutters and dies.
(d) Lita tells them all to hush so she can think.

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

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

11. What words are painted underneath the portrait painted on the bottom of Isabel's boat?
(a) Fight against the impossible and win.
(b) Never say die.
(c) Seek sanctuary.
(d) Cuba Libre.

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

13. In order to avail themselves of the smuggler's help, Mahmoud and his family must first make it to what city on the coast of Turkey?
(a) Izmir.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Antalya.
(d) Ankara.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Josef's family is traveling on a train in order to get on a ship headed for what country?

2. Schiendick enrages Josef's father by saying that German law states that what object must be covered with the Nazi flag?

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

4. Ivan's favorite team, The Industriales, is what type of team?

5. To what type of structure does the boy lead Mahmoud and his family?

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