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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Greek Coast Guard take Mahmoud and the other refugees at dawn once the boat is full of people?
(a) Lesbos.
(b) Tuscany.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Sicily.

2. 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) Officer Padron.
(c) Sergeant Diplo.
(d) District Attorney Daniels.

3. 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 takes Ivan's hand.
(d) She gives Ivan a hug.

4. Where does Josef's mother take Ruthie so that she can enact her plan to calm her husband?
(a) To the library.
(b) To a puppet show.
(c) To the pool.
(d) To the gymnasium.

5. Who does not attend Josef's bar mitzvah, much to Josef's dismay?
(a) Josef's mother.
(b) Josef's best friend.
(c) Josef's sister.
(d) Josef's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Schiendick enrages Josef's father by saying that German law states that what object must be covered with the Nazi flag?

3. When Isabel searches for Ivan's Industriales hat, where does she find it?

4. What does Mahmoud buy for his brother Waleed in one of the shops at the refugee camp in Turkey?

5. Which of Josef's family members is left behind when the ship leaves the Cuban harbor?

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