"The loss of him ached like a part of Isabel was suddenly missing, like her heart had been ripped out of her chest and all that was left was a giant, gaping hole." Which type of figurative language is used?

• metaphor
• personification
• idiom
• alliteration

"The situation was just about to boil over when a small white man in a gray suit climbed up on the ladder behind the police." The author most likely used this idiom to--

• describe the angry emotional state of the passengers
• show the temperature
• show how the characters were injured
• express how the crowd was acting

"You can live life as a ghost, waiting for death to come, or you can dance," she told him. "Do you understand?" Which type of figurative language is used?

• personification
• simile
• idiom
• hyperbole

Which group of people treated Mahmoud and his family the WORST?

• Hungarians
• Serbians

Why did the author italicize the following phrase? He did know what that meant, but did Captain Schroeder know?

• to show a quiet voice
• for emphasis
• the word is not in English
• to show someone's thoughts

Match the cause to the effect. Cause: Youssef said he never wanted to stay in Hungary. What is the effect?

• They were found by the Coast Guard
• The soldier kicked him in the back.
• Pozner agreed to no further trouble

Match the cause to the effect. Cause: The captain promised to take them to England. What is the effect?

• They were found by the Coast Guard
• The soldier kicked him in the back
• Pozner agreed to no further trouble.

The word manana is significant in the book in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

• It was just a way of marking time
• It connected two of the stories
• It gave the characters hope for the future
• It was a false promise

Where were the diamond earrings hiding that Mama gave to the Nazis?

• In her pocket
• In her purse
• In Ruthie's coat
• In Josef's jacket

Select the vocabulary word that best fits the sentence. Jewish people _________ their garments at a funeral, just like Josef's father did for Professor Weiler.

• rend
• eternal
• odyssey
• euphoria
• negotiation