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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 270-317.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Officer Padron do when the passengers of Josef's ship rush the ship ladder?
(a) He calls for help.
(b) He explains the reasons behind his actions.
(c) He threatens to take the ship back to Germany.
(d) He draws his pistol.

2. When a boy offers to show Mahmoud and his family somewhere they can sleep, how much money does he charge them for the information?
(a) 6,000 Syrian pounds or about $30 American dollars.
(b) 2,000 Syrian pounds or about $10 American dollars.
(c) 1,000 Syrian pounds or about $5 American dollars.
(d) 500 Syrian pounds or about $2.50 American dollars.

3. Because Josef cannot speak French, what grade is he placed into when arriving in France, even though he is 13 years old at the time?
(a) Third.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Sixth.
(d) First.

4. What does the U.S. Coast Guard boat do after Isabel and the rest of the boat's passengers make it onto Miami Beach?
(a) It zooms close to shore and throws a wave onto Isabel's boat.
(b) It approaches a nearby dock.
(c) It smashes into Isabel's boat once the passengers are onshore.
(d) It cuts its lights and backs out to sea.

5. When Mahmoud and his family reach the border of Hungary, what are the Hungarian soldiers doing?
(a) Sewing red armbands.
(b) Building a fence.
(c) Loading their weapons.
(d) Putting on riot gear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Belgrade, Serbia an unsafe place for Mahmoud and his family?

2. What does Ivan's mother Señora Castillo do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?

3. In what location does Josef's mother spend all her time on the ship since leaving Cuba?

4. In what year does the telling of Josef's narrative begin?

5. In what year does Isabel's narrative from Havana, Cuba begin?

(see the answer key)

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