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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 141-215.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 decide what to tell the authorities in Florida.
(c) They are planning Ivan's upcoming birthday.
(d) They are trying to name the boat.

2. What item does Josef buy when he sneaks into the dining car?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A cup of hot chocolate.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A cup of coffee.

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

4. Whose face is featured prominently on the floor of Isabel's boat?
(a) Joseph Stalin.
(b) Pablo Escobar.
(c) Fidel Castro.
(d) Che Guevara.

5. 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?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Ankara.
(c) Antalya.
(d) Izmir.

Short Answer Questions

1. Then narrator describes the fast-approaching tanker heading toward Isabel's boat as eventually getting so loud that it sounds like a what?

2. After Mahmoud's family leaves their car behind, how many hours does Google Maps say their walk to Turkey will be?

3. To whom does Mahmoud give the deceased man's life jacket?

4. What is the name of the ship Josef's family's boards?

5. What item falls out of Josef's pocket and is stomped on by a member of the Hitler Youth?

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