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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Josef's father Aaron barricades the door of the family's cabin, what is Josef's mother's plan to calm him?
(a) She will restrain him on the cabin bed.
(b) She will visit the doctor and procure a tranquilizer for him.
(c) She will ask the ship's psychiatrist to visit him.
(d) She will leave him alone for an hour so he can soothe himself.

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

3. What percentage of the adult fare does the smuggler engaged by Mahmoud's father charge for children and babies?
(a) 80%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 100%.
(d) 25%.

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)?
(a) President Bill Clinton.
(b) President Bru.
(c) Senor Castillo.
(d) Fidel Castro.

5. After whom is Josef named?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His godfather.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandfather.

6. What action does Waleed take throughout the entire robbery by the taxi driver, causing Mahmoud to worry about his emotional well-being?
(a) He rocks.
(b) He sleeps.
(c) He sobs.
(d) He sucks his thumb.

7. 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.

8. What major revelation does Isabel's mother make while the boat's passengers are waiting to see the lights of Miami?
(a) She is in labor.
(b) She wants a divorce after they reach Florida.
(c) She has lost her baby.
(d) She is pregnant with another child.

9. 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 U.S. Coast Guard boat.
(c) A rescue ship sent by Amnesty International.
(d) A Cuban Coast Guard boat.

10. What is the name of the man who saves Josef's father and is later celebrated for his heroism at a reception on the ship?
(a) Sergeant Diplo.
(b) Officer Padron.
(c) District Attorney Daniels.
(d) Doctor Lewis.

11. 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) Lito.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Luis.

12. What island is the intended destination when Mahmoud and his family set out on the rubber dinghy?
(a) Lesbos.
(b) Athens.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Sicily.

13. 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?
(a) Too many of them had lost loved ones in the sea on the way over.
(b) They are too tired to do much of anything.
(c) They have heard that Greece has decided to return all Syrian refugees to Syria.
(d) They know that the most dangerous leg of the trip is still to come.

14. The narrator states that Isabel had been so close to Ivan that he felt to her more like a what than like a best friend?
(a) A guardian angel.
(b) A cousin.
(c) A brother.
(d) An uncle.

15. Who sews Ruthie's stuffed bunny back together before she can see it headless?
(a) Josef.
(b) Otto Scheindick.
(c) Josef's mother.
(d) Captain Schroeder.

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. Who appears next to Josef's ship and manages to convince authorities to release his two daughters from the ship?

3. What phrase does Mahmoud think to himself over and over once he is hit by tear gas at the hands of Hungarian soldiers?

4. In what sea are Mahmoud and his family stranded after their dinghy bursts against the rocks?

5. What is NOT listed among the items provided by the tourists who help Isabel and the other passengers?

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