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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Samuel: London, 1938-1958; Leticia: El Mozote & Berkeley, 1981-2000; and Selena: San Francisco & Nogales, 2019.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which of the following is one of the novel’s epigraphs taken?
(a) Beau Boffett.
(b) Sarah Hillesheim.
(c) José Peña.
(d) Anita Díaz.

2. Which composer’s work is Samuel playing when he first appears in the text?
(a) Berlioz.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Bach.
(d) Brahms.

3. To which port is Samuel bound after leaving his home in Vienna?
(a) Harwich.
(b) Lowestoft.
(c) Ramsgate.
(d) Dover.

4. In what year was Peter arrested?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1940.

5. Which of Peter’s daughters finds Samuel?
(a) Hilda.
(b) Greta.
(c) Heidi.
(d) Bertha.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what condition does Samuel receive an exemption from athletics at his initial boarding school in England?

2. In what year was the Steiner Pharmacy established?

3. In what year was the Communist Party outlawed in Austria?

4. Which of the following does Leticia’s father grow in El Salvador?

5. How long does it take for Samuel to get from Austria to England?

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