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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Isabel and her family learn where they have actually landed in their boat, what does an official tell them will happen if they come all the way ashore?
(a) They will be granted sanctuary.
(b) They will be held in a detention center.
(c) They will be imprisoned immediately.
(d) They will be deported back to Cuba.

2. Who takes on the role of being "in charge of the boat" (81) on which Isabel and her family are traveling?
(a) Lito.
(b) Luis.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Ivan.

3. Why is Belgrade, Serbia an unsafe place for Mahmoud and his family?
(a) Many people in Serbia are Islamophobic.
(b) The Serbian police are raiding hotels looking for illegal refugees.
(c) Many Serbians are employed as informers for the government.
(d) The Serbian police shoot first and ask questions later.

4. To what type of structure does the boy lead Mahmoud and his family?
(a) To a library.
(b) To an abandoned shopping mall.
(c) To an abandoned hospital.
(d) To a bus depot.

5. In what sea are Mahmoud and his family stranded after their dinghy bursts against the rocks?
(a) The Mediterranean.
(b) The Dead Sea.
(c) The Atlantic.
(d) The Baltic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Isabel's father sustain the wounds that she is cleaning when the narrative rejoins her?

2. What item does Josef buy when he sneaks into the dining car?

3. When four European countries agree to split the refugees on Josef's ship among them, what is NOT one country on the list?

4. When Isabel thinks of her family's journey as a song, she thinks that what events would constitute the first verse?

5. What extra danger does the rescuer of Josef's father face during his dive into the ocean, where Josef's father flounders?

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