1. When Señor Castillo asks Isabel's father what he wants to do when he gets to America, what is Isabel's father's reply?
(a) He says he wants to be free.
(b) He says he wants to make a million dollars.
(c) He says he wants to start over.
(d) He says he wants to help other refugees.

2. 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?
(a) An approaching tanker.
(b) A man who has been reported missing.
(c) A funeral at sea.
(d) An approaching storm.

3. When Josef's ship's engines roar to life for the first time since arriving in a Cuban harbor, where do the passengers believe the ship will be going next?
(a) Cypress.
(b) Poland.
(c) Lesbos.
(d) Germany.

4. What does Mami say it is time for, once she puts a stop to the brewing argument on the boat?
(a) Praying.
(b) Paddling.
(c) A water break.
(d) A truce.

5. When a boy offers to show Mahmoud and his family somewhere they can sleep, how much money does he charge them for the information?
(a) 6,000 Syrian pounds or about $30 American dollars.
(b) 1,000 Syrian pounds or about $5 American dollars.
(c) 2,000 Syrian pounds or about $10 American dollars.
(d) 500 Syrian pounds or about $2.50 American dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the head of the ship's committee tells the passengers that the ship will be heading back to Europe, what are the two phrases chanted by the passengers?

2. To what type of structure does the boy lead Mahmoud and his family?

3. For whom does Josef tear his clothing in recognition of his own loss of the person?

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

5. Mahmoud's family makes the decision not to wait in Athens to acquire what items?

(see the answer key)

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