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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 270-317.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes charge of performing the memorial service for Ivan before his body must be buried at sea?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Senora Castillo.
(c) Senor Castillo.
(d) Lito.

2. Then narrator describes the fast-approaching tanker heading toward Isabel's boat as eventually getting so loud that it sounds like a what?
(a) A jet engine.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A stream of freeway traffic.

3. What item does Josef buy when he sneaks into the dining car?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A cup of coffee.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) A cup of hot chocolate.

4. What does Ivan's brother Luis do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?
(a) He kisses Ivan's forehead.
(b) He touches Ivan's chest.
(c) He gives Ivan a hug.
(d) He takes Ivan's hand.

5. Josef eventually realizes that the passengers of MS St. Louis who had made it to safety were the people who had been assigned to resettle in what country?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) The Netherlands.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Switzerland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does Josef's father scream throughout his rescue from the ocean?

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

3. What do Mahmoud and his brother Waleed do when they see two boys robbing another boy of a loaf of bread?

4. The narrator states that Isabel had been so close to Ivan that he felt to her more like a what than like a best friend?

5. What does Isabel do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?

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