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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Josef's father is in the throes of a mental breakdown, he tells Josef that each night at the concentration camp, the prisoners were forced to watch one prisoner do what?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. What action does Waleed take throughout the entire robbery by the taxi driver, causing Mahmoud to worry about his emotional well-being?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurs when Isabel and her family realize they have landed on the Bahamas?

2. How do Mahmoud and his family reach the Serbian border on their journey fleeing Syria?

3. What shocking detail does Mahmoud's father reveal to his family once they have been thrown into the water by their dinghy's destruction on the rocks?

4. When Isabel realizes that each part of the journey has been like the verse of a song, what results does she come up with when thinking of the various verses the song would include?

5. On the second day of Isabel's journey, it is said that it seems to Isabel and Ivan that everyone has a job but the two of them. What jobs are being handled by the others?

6. What plans for his life in Florida does Señor Castillo reveal to the remaining passengers in the boat after Ivan's death?

7. What is Josef's mother's plan for procuring a sleeping potion to help calm her husband Aaron down?

8. For what reasons does Lito take on the role of leading Ivan's funeral ceremony?

9. What details does Isabel remember about her grandmother Lita's death?

10. What reason is given for why Isabel has never been to church?

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