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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what condition is Josef's father released?
(a) That he pay the Nazis a series of bribes.
(b) That he remain in Berlin until further notice.
(c) That his whole family leave Germany at once.
(d) That he provide information about one of his neighbors.

2. 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) Lito.
(d) Señor Castillo.

3. What country had Josef hoped for when his family's destination was revealed?
(a) The Netherlands.
(b) Holland.
(c) France.
(d) England.

4. After robbing Mahmoud's family at gunpoint, what does the taxi driver order the family to do?
(a) To give him their coats.
(b) To say nothing to the police.
(c) To work together to dig a ditch.
(d) To get out of the cab.

5. What does the person who recalls turning away a boat full of refugees do immediately after telling the story to the other boat passengers?
(a) Has a seizure.
(b) Tells Isabel that she must grow up to become a doctor.
(c) Jumps into the sea.
(d) Tells Lito that he needs to take care of the family from now on.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refers to Isabel by the nickname Chabela?

2. Who suggests that two of the boat's passengers get into the water and hang onto the boat in order to reduce the risk of capsizing?

3. What item falls out of Josef's pocket and is stomped on by a member of the Hitler Youth?

4. Mahmoud's family makes the decision not to wait in Athens to acquire what items?

5. Just before Mahmoud tumbles from the boat into the sea, someone at the front of the dinghy yells that he sees what objects?

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