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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Mahmoud and his family reach the border of Hungary, what are the Hungarian soldiers doing?
(a) Loading their weapons.
(b) Building a fence.
(c) Putting on riot gear.
(d) Sewing red armbands.

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) "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."

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

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

7. What does Ivan's mother Señora Castillo do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?
(a) She touches Ivan's chest.
(b) She kisses Ivan's forehead.
(c) She takes Ivan's hand.
(d) She gives Ivan a hug.

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

9. 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) Lito.
(b) Luis.
(c) Señora Castillo.
(d) Señor Castillo.

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

11. What extra danger does the rescuer of Josef's father face during his dive into the ocean, where Josef's father flounders?
(a) An approaching Coast Guard ship.
(b) Hurricane force winds.
(c) An approaching Border Guard ship.
(d) Circling sharks.

12. Why is Lito alarmed when a passenger shoots at the sharks in the water with his pistol?
(a) Lito does not want the group to waste their bullets.
(b) Lito thinks that Luis looks like he is having a mental breakdown.
(c) Lito is worried that in his anger, Luis will hit a passenger by mistake.
(d) Lito is worried that the sharks' blood will bring a greater number of sharks.

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

14. Where does the Greek Coast Guard take Mahmoud and the other refugees at dawn once the boat is full of people?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Lesbos.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Tuscany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sews Ruthie's stuffed bunny back together before she can see it headless?

2. What words does Josef's father scream throughout his rescue from the ocean?

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

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)?

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

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