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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 major revelation does Isabel's mother make while the boat's passengers are waiting to see the lights of Miami?
(a) She wants a divorce after they reach Florida.
(b) She has lost her baby.
(c) She is pregnant with another child.
(d) She is in labor.

2. What do Mahmoud and his brother Waleed do when they see two boys robbing another boy of a loaf of bread?
(a) They make noise in hopes of distracting the robbers.
(b) They challenge the robbers.
(c) They find a policeman.
(d) They hide and then sneak away.

3. After whom is Josef named?
(a) His godfather.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His grandfather.

4. The horrific historical event called Kristallnacht means what in the English language?
(a) The night of reverence.
(b) The night of hopelessness.
(c) The night of broken glass.
(d) The night of pointy reckonings.

5. Who takes Josef and the other children on a tour of the ship?
(a) Petty Officer Jockl.
(b) Captain Schroeder.
(c) Josef's mother.
(d) Schiendick.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Josef's father disappears from the family's cabin in Josef's absence, where does he turn out to have gone?

2. What is NOT an item Mahmoud sees upon disembarking from the Greek Coast Guard boat?

3. What does Mahmoud do to honor his deceased fellow passenger when he takes the man's life jacket and buries him at sea?

4. Just before Mahmoud tumbles from the boat into the sea, someone at the front of the dinghy yells that he sees what objects?

5. The third major character focused upon within the novel's narrative is Mahmoud, a boy living in Syria. What year is it when the reader first joins Mahmoud?

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