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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 scream and awaken the citizens of Izmir so they would see him.
(b) He would stand up for the boy being robbed of his bread in the alley.
(c) He would force the people who had taken Hana to take his mother as well.
(d) He would tell Bashir al-Assad and his army to go to hell.

2. What does Officer Padron do when the passengers of Josef's ship rush the ship ladder?
(a) He calls for help.
(b) He explains the reasons behind his actions.
(c) He draws his pistol.
(d) He threatens to take the ship back to Germany.

3. In what sea are Mahmoud and his family stranded after their dinghy bursts against the rocks?
(a) The Mediterranean.
(b) The Dead Sea.
(c) The Baltic.
(d) The Atlantic.

4. As the passengers are chanting in desperation, who does Josef see lingering in the doorway and smiling?
(a) Captain Schroeder.
(b) Ruthie.
(c) Josef's father.
(d) Schiendick.

5. 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?
(a) Mami.
(b) Papi.
(c) Lito.
(d) Isabel.

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

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

8. Who takes charge of performing the memorial service for Ivan before his body must be buried at sea?
(a) Senor Castillo.
(b) Lito.
(c) Senora Castillo.
(d) Isabel.

9. What does Ivan's brother Luis do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?
(a) He kisses Ivan's forehead.
(b) He takes Ivan's hand.
(c) He touches Ivan's chest.
(d) He gives Ivan a hug.

10. When the head of the ship's committee tells the passengers that the ship will be heading back to Europe, what are the two phrases chanted by the passengers?
(a) "Set us free" and "Do the right thing."
(b) "We will not die" and "We will not return."
(c) "Set us free or pay the price" and "Freedom now."
(d) "We won't give up" and "We will not die."

11. Of the refugees boarding the dinghy with Mahmoud's family, what does the narrator say is the kind of person constituting the majority of the passengers?
(a) Young women.
(b) Young men.
(c) Middle-aged men.
(d) Young families.

12. For whom does Josef tear his clothing in recognition of his own loss of the person?
(a) Josef's sister.
(b) Josef's cousin.
(c) Josef's mother.
(d) Josef's father.

13. When Isabel first sees the lights of Miami, what does she think she is seeing instead?
(a) Stars.
(b) Dawn.
(c) A planet.
(d) Lightning.

14. To what location does a taxi driver offer to drive Mahmoud and his family if they give him 24,000 Syrian pounds?
(a) Crete.
(b) Lesbos.
(c) Macedonia.
(d) Serbia.

15. How long does it take Josef's ship to sail from Havana to within viewing distance of Miami?
(a) Less than six hours.
(b) Less than forty-eight hours.
(c) Less than two hours.
(d) Less than a day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item do Isabel and Amara work together to break away from the boat so they can throw it overboard and reduce the rapidity of the capsizing process?

2. When Josef's father disappears from the family's cabin in Josef's absence, where does he turn out to have gone?

3. Why is Lito alarmed when a passenger shoots at the sharks in the water with his pistol?

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

5. To whom does Mahmoud give the deceased man's life jacket?

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