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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 type of Jewish ceremony do the people on Josef's ship hold during the journey?
(a) A bar mitzvah.
(b) A naming ceremony.
(c) A bris.
(d) A bat mitzvah.

2. To what question by the German official does Mahmoud's father answer, "Yes...A thousand times yes" (304)?
(a) Are you and your family willing to surrender to Germany?
(b) Is your intention to get a job in Germany?
(c) Are you and your family seeking asylum in Germany?
(d) Do you and your family plan to reside in Germany permanently?

3. How long does it take Josef's ship to sail from Havana to within viewing distance of Miami?
(a) Less than six hours.
(b) Less than two hours.
(c) Less than forty-eight hours.
(d) Less than a day.

4. Isabel knows that Ivan and his father are actually building a boat in order to travel where?
(a) To Mexico.
(b) To the Dominican Republic.
(c) To the United States.
(d) To Canada.

5. Who pulls Isabel hurriedly into the boat in order to save her from being attacked by the shark who has bitten Ivan?
(a) Isabel's mother Mami.
(b) Senor Castillo.
(c) Isabel's father Papi.
(d) Lito.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of engine is powering Isabel's boat?

2. After Amara and Isabel's action that reduces the drag on the boat, who tells them that they have doomed every passenger on the boat?

3. What does Josef's mother offer to the Nazis who find the family in their school room hiding place?

4. When Shabbos arrives, the bulletin board on Josef's ship announces that the social hall will be converted into a what?

5. When someone in the group is carrying Isabel's newborn brother to shore, who is being carried by the remainder of the boat's passengers?

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