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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 is eventually the only part of Isabel's family's boat that remains unsplintered?
(a) The lining depicting Fidel Castro.
(b) The benches.
(c) The engine housing.
(d) The prow.

2. Who sews Ruthie's stuffed bunny back together before she can see it headless?
(a) Josef.
(b) Josef's mother.
(c) Otto Scheindick.
(d) Captain Schroeder.

3. In what activity are Isabel and the other boat passengers engaging when Ivan is attacked by a shark?
(a) They are composing a song about the journey.
(b) They are trying to name the boat.
(c) They are trying to decide what to tell the authorities in Florida.
(d) They are planning Ivan's upcoming birthday.

4. Where does Mahmoud's father keep the family's official papers and their money?
(a) Sewn into Waleed's hat.
(b) In a safe deposit box.
(c) Tucked into his pants under his shirt.
(d) In his wallet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Schroeder say had happened when he sought to meet with President Bru?

2. When Mahmoud and his family meet the smuggler at the designated meeting point, when does he say the boat will leave?

3. 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?

4. To what location does a taxi driver offer to drive Mahmoud and his family if they give him 24,000 Syrian pounds?

5. In what sea are Mahmoud and his family stranded after their dinghy bursts against the rocks?

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