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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Isabel searches for Ivan's Industriales hat, where does she find it?
(a) Floating in the water next to the boat.
(b) Under a bench on the boat.
(c) Tangled up in a sweatshirt.
(d) In Senora Castillo's hand.

2. When Mahmoud and his family finally reach Greece, no one is celebrating and Mahmoud says he knows why. What reason does Mahmoud give for the refugees' lack of celebration?
(a) They know that the most dangerous leg of the trip is still to come.
(b) They have heard that Greece has decided to return all Syrian refugees to Syria.
(c) Too many of them had lost loved ones in the sea on the way over.
(d) They are too tired to do much of anything.

3. As the passengers are chanting in desperation, who does Josef see lingering in the doorway and smiling?
(a) Schiendick.
(b) Ruthie.
(c) Josef's father.
(d) Captain Schroeder.

4. 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 in labor.
(d) She is pregnant with another child.

5. What is NOT an item Mahmoud sees upon disembarking from the Greek Coast Guard boat?
(a) A rocky shore.
(b) A pile of life jackets.
(c) Food kiosks.
(d) Dead bodies.

6. When Josef's father disappears from the family's cabin in Josef's absence, where does he turn out to have gone?
(a) He has jumped into the ocean.
(b) He has gone to confront Schiendick.
(c) He has gone to the ship cafeteria.
(d) He has gone to the captain's quarters.

7. What is NOT one thing Josef realizes just after his father's rescue from the ocean?
(a) His infant brother is missing.
(b) His father is not the same man he had been before the concentration camp.
(c) His mother is unconscious.
(d) His little sister is by herself somewhere.

8. For whom does Josef tear his clothing in recognition of his own loss of the person?
(a) Josef's cousin.
(b) Josef's sister.
(c) Josef's father.
(d) Josef's mother.

9. When Isabel and her family learn where they have actually landed in their boat, what does an official tell them will happen if they come all the way ashore?
(a) They will be held in a detention center.
(b) They will be deported back to Cuba.
(c) They will be granted sanctuary.
(d) They will be imprisoned immediately.

10. When Isabel's boat is sinking and all the passengers are bailing furiously, what kind of craft approaches them suddenly?
(a) A U.S. Coast Guard boat.
(b) A rescue ship sent by Amnesty International.
(c) A Puerto Rican merchant ship.
(d) A Cuban Coast Guard boat.

11. What is the name of the man who saves Josef's father and is later celebrated for his heroism at a reception on the ship?
(a) Doctor Lewis.
(b) Sergeant Diplo.
(c) District Attorney Daniels.
(d) Officer Padron.

12. What type of humor is Mahmoud's father Youssef's trademark?
(a) Puns.
(b) Satire.
(c) Knock-knock jokes.
(d) Sarcasm.

13. While trying not to look at Ivan's lifeless body, Isabel thinks about the fact that who has "Ivan's blood all over him" (224)?
(a) Fidel Castro.
(b) Senor Castillo.
(c) President Bru.
(d) President Bill Clinton.

14. What does Ivan's mother Señora Castillo do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?
(a) She kisses Ivan's forehead.
(b) She touches Ivan's chest.
(c) She gives Ivan a hug.
(d) She takes Ivan's hand.

15. What words does Josef's father scream throughout his rescue from the ocean?
(a) "Please help me!"
(b) "Vengeance will be mine!"
(c) "Get away!"
(d) "Let me die!"

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mahmoud and his family reach the border of Hungary, what are the Hungarian soldiers doing?

2. What extra danger does the rescuer of Josef's father face during his dive into the ocean, where Josef's father flounders?

3. Who takes charge of performing the memorial service for Ivan before his body must be buried at sea?

4. In what activity are Isabel and the other boat passengers engaging when Ivan is attacked by a shark?

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

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