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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 is NOT an item Mahmoud sees upon disembarking from the Greek Coast Guard boat?
(a) Food kiosks.
(b) Dead bodies.
(c) A rocky shore.
(d) A pile of life jackets.

2. What kinds of people does Mahmoud see outside the refugee camp that emboldens him to leave through an unlocked door?
(a) Amnesty International members.
(b) Policemen.
(c) UN observers.
(d) His aunt.

3. After robbing Mahmoud's family at gunpoint, what does the taxi driver order the family to do?
(a) To give him their coats.
(b) To say nothing to the police.
(c) To work together to dig a ditch.
(d) To get out of the cab.

4. What phrase does Mahmoud think to himself over and over once he is hit by tear gas at the hands of Hungarian soldiers?
(a) "I can't breathe."
(b) "Please no."
(c) "I'm going to die."
(d) "I can't die here."

5. When Mahmoud is worried that the Austrian crowd will reject him and the other refugees once they are noticed, what actually happens?
(a) The Austrian crowd moves aside to let police arrest refugees.
(b) The Austrian crowd swarms the refugees with food and affection.
(c) The Austrian crowd helps to make sure all of the refugees have a safe place to stay overnight.
(d) The Austrian crowd asks a few of the refugees a series of questions and leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mahmoud's father uses an app called iSalam to achieve what purpose when his alarm says it is time to pray?

2. What is NOT one thing Josef realizes just after his father's rescue from the ocean?

3. When Josef's father disappears from the family's cabin in Josef's absence, where does he turn out to have gone?

4. What type of Jewish ceremony do the people on Josef's ship hold during the journey?

5. When Isabel's boat is sinking and all the passengers are bailing furiously, what kind of craft approaches them suddenly?

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