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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 270-317.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Isabel's boat is sinking and all the passengers are bailing furiously, what kind of craft approaches them suddenly?
(a) A Puerto Rican merchant ship.
(b) A rescue ship sent by Amnesty International.
(c) A Cuban Coast Guard boat.
(d) A U.S. Coast Guard boat.

2. What item falls out of Josef's pocket and is stomped on by a member of the Hitler Youth?
(a) His glasses.
(b) His yarmulke.
(c) His armband.
(d) His photograph of his grandfather.

3. How many months after Josef's family's arrival is France invaded by the Nazis?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

4. The third major character focused upon within the novel's narrative is Mahmoud, a boy living in Syria. What year is it when the reader first joins Mahmoud?
(a) 2015.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1981.
(d) 2001.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Because Josef cannot speak French, what grade is he placed into when arriving in France, even though he is 13 years old at the time?

2. What item does Josef buy when he sneaks into the dining car?

3. Where does the Greek Coast Guard take Mahmoud and the other refugees at dawn once the boat is full of people?

4. Who pulls Isabel hurriedly into the boat in order to save her from being attacked by the shark who has bitten Ivan?

5. In what activity are Isabel and the other boat passengers engaging when Ivan is attacked by a shark?

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