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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 216-269.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ivan's favorite team, The Industriales, is what type of team?
(a) A basketball team.
(b) A lacrosse team.
(c) A baseball team.
(d) A soccer team.

2. In what location does Josef's mother spend all her time on the ship since leaving Cuba?
(a) In the cafeteria.
(b) In the dance hall.
(c) In her cabin.
(d) On the sundeck.

3. To what concentration camp is Josef's father sent whee he is taken into "protective custody" (3)?
(a) Dachau.
(b) Buchenwald.
(c) Bergen-Belsen.
(d) Auschwitz.

4. What words does Josef's father scream throughout his rescue from the ocean?
(a) "Vengeance will be mine!"
(b) "Please help me!"
(c) "Get away!"
(d) "Let me die!"

5. When Josef's father disappears from the family's cabin in Josef's absence, where does he turn out to have gone?
(a) He has gone to the captain's quarters.
(b) He has jumped into the ocean.
(c) He has gone to the ship cafeteria.
(d) He has gone to confront Schiendick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sews Ruthie's stuffed bunny back together before she can see it headless?

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 Ivan want to be when he grows up?

4. How long does it take Josef's ship to sail from Havana to within viewing distance of Miami?

5. What island is the intended destination when Mahmoud and his family set out on the rubber dinghy?

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