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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 the reason that Mahmoud's family's boat begins to fill with water on their journey to the island?
(a) The boat is struck by another boat.
(b) The boat's tar patch begins to fail.
(c) It begins to rain.
(d) The boat develops a hole from an unknown cause.

2. Mahmoud's family makes the decision not to wait in Athens to acquire what items?
(a) Passports.
(b) Visas.
(c) Official travel permits.
(d) Work permits.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Josef and the other children on a tour of the ship?

2. When Isabel's boat is sinking and all the passengers are bailing furiously, what kind of craft approaches them suddenly?

3. 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?

4. In order to avail themselves of the smuggler's help, Mahmoud and his family must first make it to what city on the coast of Turkey?

5. Who suggests that two of the boat's passengers get into the water and hang onto the boat in order to reduce the risk of capsizing?

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