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Gratz, Alan
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Gratz, Alan
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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 brother and his girlfriend.
(c) Ivan's sister and her boyfriend.
(d) Ivan's cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mahmoud's father keep the family's official papers and their money?

2. When Mahmoud's family receives the name of a nearby hotel that "accepts Syrians" (105), why do they not stay there?

3. What is the name of the ship Josef's family's boards?

4. What show is Waleed watching when the family's apartment is destroyed by a missile?

5. When regretting the family's decision to leave Cuba, Lito says that "The US has no" (101) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What U.S. policies change and make it harder for Cuban people to seek refuge in the United States?

2. How is irony employed within the author's choice of the material that lines Isabel's boat?

3. How does Mahmoud feel about invisibility?

4. How is Isabel's kitten used by the author to send a message about hunger and fear?

5. How does the author go about portraying Mahmoud as an empathetic soul?

6. List some of Isabel's and the other boat passengers' expectations of what life will be like in America.

7. What is ironic about Josef's feelings following his bar mitzvah?

8. What are the only items that Isabel and the other passengers on the tiny boat have room to bring with them on the journey to Florida from Cuba?

9. Why does Mahmoud's family choose Germany as a place to run to when they leave Syria?

10. When Isabel and Ivan are incredulous that Lito had had many chances to leave Cuba over the years and had not done so, what reasons does Lito give for not leaving?

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