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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 216-269.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What shared characteristic had bonded the Soviet Union to Cuba prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Egalitarianism.

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

4. What does Isabel do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?
(a) Nothing, since she is too overcome with grief.
(b) She gives Ivan a hug.
(c) She kisses Ivan's forehead.
(d) She touches Ivan's chest.

5. 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?
(a) A funeral at sea.
(b) An approaching storm.
(c) An approaching tanker.
(d) A man who has been reported missing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Isabel's best friend Ivan is also her what?

2. What does Captain Schroeder say had happened when he sought to meet with President Bru?

3. What does Ivan's mother Señora Castillo do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?

4. The narrator remarks that despite the number of dead bodies Mahmoud has seen, the experience of "seeing death" (180) never stops being what?

5. Why is Belgrade, Serbia an unsafe place for Mahmoud and his family?

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