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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 73-140.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ivan says that one thing he wants to do in America is watch American television, what show does he cite?
(a) South Park.
(b) Seinfeld.
(c) Wheel of Fortune.
(d) The Simpsons.

2. What is the age difference between Isabel and Ivan?
(a) Ivan is two years older than Isabel.
(b) Isabel is two years older than Ivan.
(c) Isabel is one year older than Ivan.
(d) Ivan is one year older than Isabel.

3. In what year does the telling of Josef's narrative begin?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1938.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In response to Lito's claim that Isabel is giving up her Cuban identity by leaving, Isabel's mother tells him that "Miami is just" (102) what?

2. Risking his life by running through gunfire back to the car, Mahmoud's father retrieves what object from the car?

3. What words are painted underneath the portrait painted on the bottom of Isabel's boat?

4. Schiendick enrages Josef's father by saying that German law states that what object must be covered with the Nazi flag?

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

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