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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 73-140.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Schiendick enrages Josef's father by saying that German law states that what object must be covered with the Nazi flag?
(a) The coffin of a deceased crew member.
(b) A body buried at sea.
(c) The door of the captain's quarters.
(d) The ship's stock of water.

2. When Mahmoud's family receives the name of a nearby hotel that "accepts Syrians" (105), why do they not stay there?
(a) It is in a dangerous neighborhood.
(b) It is already full of other families sharing rooms.
(c) It is too expensive.
(d) They cannot find it and eventually give up.

3. To what concentration camp is Josef's father sent whee he is taken into "protective custody" (3)?
(a) Buchenwald.
(b) Bergen-Belsen.
(c) Auschwitz.
(d) Dachau.

4. When Ivan says that one thing he wants to do in America is watch American television, what show does he cite?
(a) South Park.
(b) Wheel of Fortune.
(c) Seinfeld.
(d) The Simpsons.

5. The Nazis who storm Josef's family's home are never depicted directly by the author. Instead, what word is used to refer to them throughout the scene?
(a) Zombies.
(b) Mummies.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Robots.

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. When Señor Castillo asks Isabel's father what he wants to do when he gets to America, what is Isabel's father's reply?

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

4. Josef's family is traveling on a train in order to get on a ship headed for what country?

5. What happens to halt the song being sung by the occupants of Isabel's boat?

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