View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 216-269.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Jewish men must gather to form a minyan in order to comply with Jewish law in the holding of a bar mitzvah?
(a) At least 22.
(b) At least 7.
(c) At least 10.
(d) At least 5.

2. When Mahmoud and his family are waiting in line to gain admission to Turkey, Mahmoud notices that none of the Syrian children are crying or performing what other action?
(a) Talking.
(b) Playing.
(c) Eating.
(d) Sleeping.

3. After Amara and Isabel's action that reduces the drag on the boat, who tells them that they have doomed every passenger on the boat?
(a) Lito.
(b) Señora Castillo.
(c) Luis.
(d) Señor Castillo.

4. What does Captain Schroeder say had happened when he sought to meet with President Bru?
(a) He says that the president had been unsympathetic to the refugees' plights.
(b) He says that the president had been assassinated two days before his visit.
(c) He says that the president is sympathetic but his hands are tied.
(d) He says the president would not meet with him.

5. After robbing Mahmoud's family at gunpoint, what does the taxi driver order the family to do?
(a) To say nothing to the police.
(b) To give him their coats.
(c) To work together to dig a ditch.
(d) To get out of the cab.

Short Answer Questions

1. Isabel's grandfather Lito makes her angry on the boat by telling her that her father is a what?

2. What does Officer Padron do when the passengers of Josef's ship rush the ship ladder?

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

4. When Josef's ship slows down, causing his father to think that the ship is being turned around, what is the true cause of the change in speed?

5. How long does it take Josef's ship to sail from Havana to within viewing distance of Miami?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 371 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample