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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 cruise the Canadian coast, appealing to the Prime Minister.
(c) The ship will next try to seek refuge in the Dominican Republic.
(d) The ship will cruise the American coast, appealing to President Roosevelt.

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

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

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

7. 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) Middle-aged men.
(b) Young women.
(c) Young families.
(d) Young men.

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

9. When Isabel thinks of her family's journey as a song, she thinks that what events would constitute the first verse?
(a) The trip from Cuba to the Dominican Republic.
(b) The riots and the bartering for gasoline.
(c) The trip from the Bahamas to Florida.
(d) The tanker and the storm.

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

11. How many euros does the taxi driver transporting Mahmoud and his family demand at gunpoint?
(a) 300.
(b) 100.
(c) 500.
(d) 900.

12. Why is Belgrade, Serbia an unsafe place for Mahmoud and his family?
(a) The Serbian police shoot first and ask questions later.
(b) Many people in Serbia are Islamophobic.
(c) The Serbian police are raiding hotels looking for illegal refugees.
(d) Many Serbians are employed as informers for the government.

13. What type of humor is Mahmoud's father Youssef's trademark?
(a) Puns.
(b) Knock-knock jokes.
(c) Satire.
(d) Sarcasm.

14. 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) Señor Castillo.
(d) Lito.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pulls Isabel hurriedly into the boat in order to save her from being attacked by the shark who has bitten Ivan?

2. Who takes charge of performing the memorial service for Ivan before his body must be buried at sea?

3. When Josef's ship's engines roar to life for the first time since arriving in a Cuban harbor, where do the passengers believe the ship will be going next?

4. What does Mahmoud do to honor his deceased fellow passenger when he takes the man's life jacket and buries him at sea?

5. What island is the intended destination when Mahmoud and his family set out on the rubber dinghy?

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