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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Risking his life by running through gunfire back to the car, Mahmoud's father retrieves what object from the car?
(a) A gun.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) A cell phone.
(d) A stuffed rabbit.

2. What is NOT a way in which Josef's father has changed since being imprisoned in a concentration camp?
(a) He is thin.
(b) He has rage in his eyes.
(c) He is paranoid.
(d) He is gaunt.

3. In the moments after Isabel and the other passengers see Miami, what event happens?
(a) They bury Ivan at sea.
(b) Their boat starts sinking.
(c) Their boat motor dies.
(d) Luis jumps off the boat and starts to swim.

4. Isabel's best friend Ivan is also her what?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her second cousin.
(c) Her business partner.
(d) Her neighbor.

5. Who refers to Isabel by the nickname Chabela?
(a) Luis.
(b) Senor Castillo.
(c) Lito.
(d) Ivan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan's brother Luis do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?

2. When Mahmoud's family receives the name of a nearby hotel that "accepts Syrians" (105), why do they not stay there?

3. For what transgression do the Nazis say they are taking Josef's father into "protective custody" (3)?

4. What is NOT an item Mahmoud sees upon disembarking from the Greek Coast Guard boat?

5. When Mahmoud and his family finally reach Greece, no one is celebrating and Mahmoud says he knows why. What reason does Mahmoud give for the refugees' lack of celebration?

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