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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 141-215.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words are painted underneath the portrait painted on the bottom of Isabel's boat?
(a) Cuba Libre.
(b) Never say die.
(c) Seek sanctuary.
(d) Fight against the impossible and win.

2. What is the age difference between Isabel and Ivan?
(a) Ivan is one year older than Isabel.
(b) Ivan is two years older than Isabel.
(c) Isabel is one year older than Ivan.
(d) Isabel is two years older than Ivan.

3. Where does Josef's mother take Ruthie so that she can enact her plan to calm her husband?
(a) To the pool.
(b) To the library.
(c) To a puppet show.
(d) To the gymnasium.

4. What island is the intended destination when Mahmoud and his family set out on the rubber dinghy?
(a) Lesbos.
(b) Athens.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Sicily.

5. During Isabel's boat journey, her grandfather Lito tells her that she does have family in what part of the world?
(a) Miami.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Argentina.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Mahmoud give the deceased man's life jacket?

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 Josef's father Aaron barricades the door of the family's cabin, what is Josef's mother's plan to calm him?

4. For what transgression do the Nazis say they are taking Josef's father into "protective custody" (3)?

5. When it gets too dark to navigate, what strategy does Isabel advocate for?

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