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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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) "We won't give up" and "We will not die."
(b) "We will not die" and "We will not return."
(c) "Set us free" and "Do the right thing."
(d) "Set us free or pay the price" and "Freedom now."

5. What is the reason that Mahmoud's family's boat begins to fill with water on their journey to the island?
(a) The boat's tar patch begins to fail.
(b) The boat is struck by another boat.
(c) It begins to rain.
(d) The boat develops a hole from an unknown cause.

6. 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) Officer Padron.
(b) Doctor Lewis.
(c) District Attorney Daniels.
(d) Sergeant Diplo.

7. 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?
(a) A bench.
(b) The cooler.
(c) The engine.
(d) The portrait of Fidel Castro.

8. Mahmoud's family makes the decision not to wait in Athens to acquire what items?
(a) Work permits.
(b) Visas.
(c) Official travel permits.
(d) Passports.

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

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

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

12. Who rescues Josef's father Aaron from the sea after Aaron jumps overboard?
(a) A Cuban policeman.
(b) Josef.
(c) A Puerto Rican doctor.
(d) Ruthie.

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

14. What is NOT one thing Josef realizes just after his father's rescue from the ocean?
(a) His father is not the same man he had been before the concentration camp.
(b) His infant brother is missing.
(c) His little sister is by herself somewhere.
(d) His mother is unconscious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As the passengers are chanting in desperation, who does Josef see lingering in the doorway and smiling?

2. Why is Belgrade, Serbia an unsafe place for Mahmoud and his family?

3. As Mahmoud and his family wait at the border between Greece and Macedonia, what is NOT a planned stop on the rest of their journey to safety?

4. After whom is Josef named?

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

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