1) Dictator of Germany from 1933 - 1945. a) Adolf Hitler b) Fidel Castro c) Bashar al-Assad 2) hostility or prejudice against Jewish people. a) Anti-Semitism b) Communism 3) A prison camp where the Nazis imprisoned or ”concentrated” people they thought were dangerous. a) Concentration Camp b) Coup 4) A camp whose basic purpose was to kill Jews. a) Death Camp b) Genocide 5) The Nazi plan to murder Jews. a) Final Solution b) Communism 6) The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. a) Genocide b) Coup 7) An isolated area occupied by a minority. a) Ghetto b) Genocide 8) The period from 1933 to 1945 in which approximately 6 Million Jews were killed. a) Holocaust b) Communism 9) 6 pointed star; symbol of Jewish people. a) Star of David b) Coup 10) Leader of Cuba from 1959 - 2008. a) Fidel Castro b) Bashar al-Assad c) Adolf Hitler 11) A government structured upon the ideas of common ownership of the means of production and the absence of social classes. a) Communism b) Genocide 12) An armed revolt from 1953 - 1958, led by Fidel Castro, against the dictatorship of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. a) The Cuban Revolution b) Coup 13) The first wave of Cuban emigration following Castro’s rise to power in 1959. a) The Cuban Exodus b) Communism 14) President of Syria from 2000 to present. a) Bashar al-Assad b) Adolf Hitler c) Fidel Castro 15) Ruler with total power. a) Dictator b) Genocide 16) A war between citizens of the same country. a) Civil War b) Genocide 17) A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government. a) Coup b) Communism 18) The largest Syrian City before the Syrian Civil War but now it is the second largest. a) Havana b) Hamburg c) Aleppo 19) An ongoing multi-sided civil war that began in 2011. It involves various domestic and foreign forces that oppose the Syrian government and each other. a) Syrian Civil War b) German Civil War c) Cuban Civil War 20) Basically, any Cuban caught on the waters between the two nations (with "wet feet") would summarily be returned to Cuba or sent to a third country, while one who made it to shore ("dry feet") got a chance to remain in the United States a) Wet Feet/Dry Feet Policy b) Genocide 21) Symbol for Nazism a) Swastika b) Communism 22) Why wasn’t Josef’s father, Aaron Landau, allowed to practice law anymore? a) His law license was stolen b) Jews were forbidden to practice law c) He didn’t have the money to pay for law school 23) Where was Josef’s father taken by the Brownshirts? a) To jail in Switzerland b) To the courthouse to pay his fine c) To the concentration camp, Dachau 24) How long was Aaron Landau in Dachau? a) 3 years b) 14 days c) 6 months 25) What did Iván claim that he and his father were building in their shed? a) A barrel bomb b) A boat c) A doghouse 26) What were Iván and his father actually building in their shed? a) A barrel bomb b) A boat c) A doghouse 27) What instrument does Isabel play? a) Trumpet b) Piano c) Flute 28) Who is Waleed? a) Mahmoud’s younger brother b) Dictator of Syria c) Isabel’s cat 29) What Syrian city does Mahmoud live in? a) Berlin b) Aleppo c) Havana 30) How did Mahmoud's friend, Khalid, die? a) In an airstrike b) Two older boys killed him c) He drowned 31) What did Mahmoud use his hoodie for? a) He used it to “disappear” b) He used it as a sail for his boat c) He used it as trade for food 32) What did Ruthie’s mother say when Ruthie complained about being hot? a) “I’ll give you a bottle of water once we’re on the train.” b) “You must leave your coat on and never go anywhere without it.” c) “Go ask your father to turn on the air conditioner.” 33) What did Ruthie carry everywhere she went? a) White corduroy stuffed rabbit b) A small kitten c) candy 34) What was the name of Ruthie’s stuffed rabbit? a) Ivan b) Bitsy c) Klaus 35) When Josef reached into his pocket to pull out a coin, what fluttered to the floor? a) His armband with the Star of David b) A stolen copy of the newspaper c) A piece of candy for Ruthie 36) What does Isabel call her grandfather, Mariano? a) Lito b) Grandpa c) Chabela 37) Why did the police beat Isabel’s father? a) He threw a bottle into the line of policeman b) He was caught trying to steal a raft. c) Her father stole animals from the zoo. 38) Who stopped the policeman from hitting Isabel? a) Her grandfather, Lito b) Ivan’s brother, Luis c) Her father, Papi 39) What word was used to describe Waleed? a) Catatonic b) Ethereal c) Melodious 40) What job did Mahmoud’s mother have before Hana was born? a) Taxi driver b) Policewoman c) Nurse 41) After the incoming missile, Mahmoud pulled himself out of the rubble and noticed what? a) The outside wall of his apartment was gone. b) His pencil had rolled under the kitchen table. c) His sister's stuffed rabbit was missing. 42) What did the HItler Youth do after he gave the armband back to Josef? a) Stomped on Josef’s foot. b) Took Ruthie’s candy c) Arrested Josef’s family 43) What is the MS St. Louis? a) The ship Josef’s family is taking to Cuba. b) The street that Josef’s family lived on. c) The German National Anthem 44) Who was the shabby man who lurched from the shadows on the dock? a) A sailor from the ship b) A German beggar c) Aaron Landau 45) According to the Wet Foot/Dry Foot policy, what happened to Cuban refugees if they were caught at sea? a) They were sent back to Cuba. b) They were taken to the Florida shore. c) They were forced to join the Cuban Navy. 46) Who argued with Isabel’s father about leaving Cuba? a) Lito b) Isabel’s mom c) Isabel 47) In addition to the kitten, what did Isabel trade with the fisherman in order to get gasoline? a) Her trumpet b) Lito’s gold ring c) A baseball cap 48) Why did Isabel need gasoline? a) To give to Senor Castillo for his boat b) To start a bonfire in the Malecon c) To give her mother for their cooking stove 49) Why did Mahmoud’s mother run back into their bombed apartment building? a) To fill backpacks with whatever she could take from the apartment. b) To get Mahmoud’s sister, Hana c) To find Waleed’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 50) What did Mahmoud’s father sing when Mahmoud said that Germany was cold? a) Ice, ice, baby b) Do you want to build a snowman? c) Walking in a Winter Wonderland 51) In addition to the two backpacks, what were the other things Mahmoud’s family was able to take as they left Syria? a) Cell phones b) Shoes c) Gasoline 52) Josef described being on the MS St. Louis as … a) A nightmare b) Paradise c) Boring 53) A bar mitzvah is a Jewish ceremony in which a boy officially becomes … a) A man b) 15 years old c) A high school student 54) What was the funny trick Josef, Ruthie, Renata, and Evelyne played on the ship? a) They dressed as sailors and entered locked cabins. b) They took turns tripping the passengers on their way to lunch. c) They put soap on the door handles. 55) What caused the blinding light that hit Isabel’s eyes and caused her to drop the boat? a) The police b) A rescue boat c) A TV camera 56) Why did Ivan and his mother help two police officers onboard their boat? a) o take their food b) It was Luis and his girlfriend c) They were afraid of being arrested 57) Why did the Castillos allow Isabel and her family to join them on their boat? a) They paid them b) They had gasoline for the boat’s engine c) They brought extra food 58) What did Waleed say when the soldiers asked which side they supported? a) “We’re against whoever is dropping the bombs on us.” b) “We support the Syrian Army.” c) He didn’t say anything. 59) What did the soldiers do after they asked Mahmoud’s family where they were going? a) They climbed into the car with them. b) They told them to go south. c) They took their phones. 60) Why did Mahmoud and his family jump from the car? a) Bullets were hitting the car b) The car was going over a cliff c) The soldiers told them to jump 61) Why did Mahmoud’s dad go back in the car to get the iPhone and charger? a) They needed Google Maps to get to Turkey b) He wanted to download more iTunes c) The phone had pictures of their grandparents

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