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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. 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 too expensive.
(d) It is in a dangerous neighborhood.

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

3. When the narrative rejoins Josef in 1939, each member of the family is now wearing what item?
(a) A Star of David tattoo.
(b) A prisoner number placard.
(c) A red jacket.
(d) A Star of David armband.

4. When a boy offers to show Mahmoud and his family somewhere they can sleep, how much money does he charge them for the information?
(a) 1,000 Syrian pounds or about $5 American dollars.
(b) 500 Syrian pounds or about $2.50 American dollars.
(c) 2,000 Syrian pounds or about $10 American dollars.
(d) 6,000 Syrian pounds or about $30 American dollars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the age difference between Isabel and Ivan?

3. When Josef overhears two stewards talking about racing other boats to Cuba, how many other boats do they say are traveling their route?

4. When Josef's ship slows down, causing his father to think that the ship is being turned around, what is the true cause of the change in speed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mahmoud buy for his little brother Waleed at a shop in the Turkish refugee camp and what does he hope to achieve with his purchase?

2. Of everyone in Mahmoud's family, who comes the closest to losing his or her life when the apartment is hit by a missile?

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

4. Why does Isabel feel awe in response to the riots in Cuba in addition to fear?

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. What event is just about to happen when the motor of Isabel's family's boat splutters and dies?

10. How does Mahmoud feel about invisibility?

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