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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. Risking his life by running through gunfire back to the car, Mahmoud's father retrieves what object from the car?
(a) A cell phone.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) A stuffed rabbit.
(d) A gun.

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

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

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

5. When Mahmoud and his family meet the smuggler at the designated meeting point, when does he say the boat will leave?
(a) Next week.
(b) In an hour.
(c) Right now.
(d) Tomorrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Josef's little sister Ruthie carry with her at all times?

2. 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?

3. After how many months in a concentration camp is Josef's father released?

4. When Isabel pleads with Lito not to turn back for Cuba, what reason does she cite above all others?

5. After Mahmoud's family leaves their car behind, how many hours does Google Maps say their walk to Turkey will be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What qualities of Senor Castillo's lead to his role as the leader on the boat?

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

3. Why do Josef and the other kids on the ship tour become uneasy when they hear some members of the crew singing "The Horst Wessel Song" (95)?

4. How does Mahmoud feel about invisibility?

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

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

7. 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?

8. What is the clave?

9. How does Josef view the difference between life on the ship above decks and life on the ship below decks?

10. 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?

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