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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man who saves Josef's father and is later celebrated for his heroism at a reception on the ship?
(a) Sergeant Diplo.
(b) Doctor Lewis.
(c) Officer Padron.
(d) District Attorney Daniels.

2. The narrator remarks that despite the number of dead bodies Mahmoud has seen, the experience of "seeing death" (180) never stops being what?
(a) Alarming.
(b) Deadening.
(c) Horrifying.
(d) Sad.

3. What percentage of the adult fare does the smuggler engaged by Mahmoud's father charge for children and babies?
(a) 25%.
(b) 100%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 50%.

4. Who sews Ruthie's stuffed bunny back together before she can see it headless?
(a) Captain Schroeder.
(b) Josef.
(c) Josef's mother.
(d) Otto Scheindick.

5. As Mahmoud and his family wait at the border between Greece and Macedonia, what is NOT a planned stop on the rest of their journey to safety?
(a) Serbia.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Lesbos.
(d) Gevgelija.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a way in which Josef's father has changed since being imprisoned in a concentration camp?

2. When Captain Schroeder assures the passengers of Josef's ship that they will not return to Germany, what other plan does he say he will be enacting?

3. Isabel's best friend Ivan is also her what?

4. When Isabel pleads with Lito not to turn back for Cuba, what reason does she cite above all others?

5. When Mahmoud's family arrives in the refugee camp in Turkey, Mahmoud's father reveals that he has found a smuggler who can get family from Turkey to what country?

(see the answer key)

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