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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Shabbos arrives, the bulletin board on Josef's ship announces that the social hall will be converted into a what?
(a) A synagogue.
(b) A reception hall.
(c) A medical clinic.
(d) A dance floor.

2. When Mahmoud cries with "exhaustion and misery" (192) while floating in the sea and wants "to do it all over again," what is NOT something he includes on the list of things he would do differently?
(a) He would force the people who had taken Hana to take his mother as well.
(b) He would stand up for the boy being robbed of his bread in the alley.
(c) He would scream and awaken the citizens of Izmir so they would see him.
(d) He would tell Bashir al-Assad and his army to go to hell.

3. 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?
(a) The ship will attempt to let the passengers off on the island of Lesbos.
(b) The ship will next try to seek refuge in the Dominican Republic.
(c) The ship will cruise the Canadian coast, appealing to the Prime Minister.
(d) The ship will cruise the American coast, appealing to President Roosevelt.

4. 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?
(a) Señora Castillo.
(b) Luis.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Lito.

5. What kind of engine is powering Isabel's boat?
(a) A car engine.
(b) A truck engine.
(c) A motorcycle engine.
(d) A lawnmower engine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In response to Lito's claim that Isabel is giving up her Cuban identity by leaving, Isabel's mother tells him that "Miami is just" (102) what?

2. Schiendick enrages Josef's father by saying that German law states that what object must be covered with the Nazi flag?

3. As the passengers are chanting in desperation, who does Josef see lingering in the doorway and smiling?

4. 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)?

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?

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