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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Isabel and her family finally reach land and believe they have reached Florida, where have they landed instead?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) The Bahamas.
(c) Turks and Caicos.
(d) The Dominican Republic.

3. In what year does the telling of Josef's narrative begin?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1938.

4. Who rescues Josef's father Aaron from the sea after Aaron jumps overboard?
(a) A Cuban policeman.
(b) A Puerto Rican doctor.
(c) Ruthie.
(d) Josef.

5. How many Jewish men must gather to form a minyan in order to comply with Jewish law in the holding of a bar mitzvah?
(a) At least 5.
(b) At least 7.
(c) At least 10.
(d) At least 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mahmoud and his family wait at the border between Greece and Macedonia, what is NOT one way Mahmoud feels?

2. 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?

3. What extra danger does the rescuer of Josef's father face during his dive into the ocean, where Josef's father flounders?

4. When Isabel's narrative opens, she is trying to coax a kitten out from hiding using what type of food?

5. Why is Lito alarmed when a passenger shoots at the sharks in the water with his pistol?

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