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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 141-215.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Jewish men must gather to form a minyan in order to comply with Jewish law in the holding of a bar mitzvah?
(a) At least 22.
(b) At least 7.
(c) At least 10.
(d) At least 5.

2. In what activity are Isabel and the other boat passengers engaging when Ivan is attacked by a shark?
(a) They are trying to name the boat.
(b) They are composing a song about the journey.
(c) They are trying to decide what to tell the authorities in Florida.
(d) They are planning Ivan's upcoming birthday.

3. 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) 2,000 Syrian pounds or about $10 American dollars.
(b) 6,000 Syrian pounds or about $30 American dollars.
(c) 1,000 Syrian pounds or about $5 American dollars.
(d) 500 Syrian pounds or about $2.50 American dollars.

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

5. Who does not attend Josef's bar mitzvah, much to Josef's dismay?
(a) Josef's mother.
(b) Josef's best friend.
(c) Josef's father.
(d) Josef's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does Josef's father scream throughout his rescue from the ocean?

2. In what year does Isabel's narrative from Havana, Cuba begin?

3. What is eventually the only part of Isabel's family's boat that remains unsplintered?

4. What does Mahmoud do to honor his deceased fellow passenger when he takes the man's life jacket and buries him at sea?

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

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