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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While trying not to look at Ivan's lifeless body, Isabel thinks about the fact that who has "Ivan's blood all over him" (224)?
(a) President Bru.
(b) President Bill Clinton.
(c) Senor Castillo.
(d) Fidel Castro.

2. What do Mahmoud and his brother Waleed do when they see two boys robbing another boy of a loaf of bread?
(a) They hide and then sneak away.
(b) They find a policeman.
(c) They challenge the robbers.
(d) They make noise in hopes of distracting the robbers.

3. What is eventually the only part of Isabel's family's boat that remains unsplintered?
(a) The lining depicting Fidel Castro.
(b) The prow.
(c) The engine housing.
(d) The benches.

4. Schiendick enrages Josef's father by saying that German law states that what object must be covered with the Nazi flag?
(a) A body buried at sea.
(b) The coffin of a deceased crew member.
(c) The door of the captain's quarters.
(d) The ship's stock of water.

5. When Mahmoud and his family meet the smuggler at the designated meeting point, when does he say the boat will leave?
(a) Next week.
(b) Tomorrow.
(c) In an hour.
(d) Right now.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What item do Isabel and Amara work together to break away from the boat so they can throw it overboard and reduce the rapidity of the capsizing process?

3. What does Ivan's mother Señora Castillo do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?

4. Before leaving Mahmoud and his family so they can get some sleep, what item does the boy tell them they must procure before the next leg of their trip?

5. Who attacks the Josef and the other children with anti-Semitic abuse during their tour of the ship?

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