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- 1. Multiple Choice
On the night of Kristallnacht, who is taken from Josef's apartment?
His grandmother
His sister
His father
His uncle
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why does Josef leave the Jewish car on the train?
He was looking for somewhere to sit.
To see if anyone could tell that he was a Jew.
He wanted to get his mother and sister some flowers.
He was looking for his father.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What ship does Josef and his family board?
The Titanic
The Mariel Boatlift
The Harry S. Truman
The St. Louis
- 4. Multiple Choice
Where is Josef's family heading on the ship?
Cuba
Hamburg
Florida
Peru
- 5. Multiple Choice
What made Josef's father finally leave his cabin?
They reached their destination, Cuba
Josef forced his father to leave the cabin
He wanted to attend another Jewish passenger's funeral
He agreed to go out with Josef's mother to tour the ship
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the Spanish word "Manana" mean in English?
today
tonight
never
tomorrow
- 7. Multiple Choice
True or False: The fireman patrolling the St. Louis were not checking cabins for safety or security reasons but rather to intimidate (scare) Jewish passengers.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which one of these things does Otto Schiendick and the firemen not do to Josef and his family?
Smash the furniture in their cabin
Schiendick threatens Josef's father and says,"It's time you had your head shaved again."
Take off Ruthie's headscarf from her head
Take a book from Josef's mother's hands and rip out the pages
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does Isabel exchange in order to get fuel for the journey to the United States?
Her piccolo
Her guitar
Her trumpet
Her trombone
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why did Isabel's father have to leave Cuba right away?
He was very sick
He had thrown a bottle at police during a riot
He had a secret message to give the US Gov't
He was a baseball player and had to be in the US to "tryout"
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why does Isabel's father not want to light a fire to signal the ship coming toward them?
If they are rescued, they would have to return to Cuba (maritime laws)
He thinks their boat might explode
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why did Isabel go into the water?
To find Senor Castillo (Ivan's father) who fell overboard
She was getting really hot and wanted to go for a quick swim
She saw the tanker coming into their boat and wanted to get out
To find Amara who fell overboard
- 13. Multiple Choice
As the storm continued, Isabel has flashbacks of which of her relatives that was swept away in a hurricane.
Lito (Isabel's grandfather)
Lita (Isabel's grandmother)
Fidel Castro
- 14. Multiple Choice
What happened to the apartment where Mahmoud and his family lived?
It was infested with rats and condemned
It burned in a fire
It crumbled to the ground after being hit by a missile.
It was given to someone else
- 15. Multiple Choice
What city was Mahmoud from?
Aleppo, Syria
Berlin, Germany
Athens, Greece
Cairo, Egypt
- 16. Multiple Choice
Where was Mahmoud's family heading?
Russia
Spain
Florida
Germany
- 17. Multiple Choice
In Turkey, Mahmoud's family waited for ...
Smugglers to get a boat to take them to Europe
Jobs for Mahmoud's parents
Turkish people to give them a home
A train back to Syria
- 18. Multiple Choice
What was so surprising about the boat that finally arrived to take Mahmoud and the other refugees to Greece?
It was a huge ship
It was a raft not a boat
There were so many Turkish officials to help them get to Greece
It was a Coast Guard ship
- 19. Multiple Choice
What major event happens after Mahmoud's dinghy bursts against the rocks?
Mahmoud sees another dinghy pass by them in the distance
Mahmoud convinces the passengers on another dinghy to take his entire family on board.
Mahmoud convinces one of the passengers on another dinghy to take his sister Hana with them.
Mahmoud's family dies in the cold waters of the sea.
- 20. Multiple Choice
While waiting for the smugglers to finally get there "boat," where do Mahmoud and his family stay?
An old mall
A car
A hotel
With a turkish family
- 21. Multiple Choice
When Cuban inspectors were examining the passengers on the St. Louis, what did Josef have to do to calm his father down?
Take him back to their cabin
Slap him and tell him that if he not quiet they will take him back to a concentration camp
Take him out of line
Nothing, he let his dad freak out in front of everyone
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