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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. For whom does Josef tear his clothing in recognition of his own loss of the person?
(a) Josef's cousin.
(b) Josef's mother.
(c) Josef's father.
(d) Josef's sister.
2. What words does Josef's father scream throughout his rescue from the ocean?
(a) "Please help me!"
(b) "Vengeance will be mine!"
(c) "Let me die!"
(d) "Get away!"
3. What is NOT an item Mahmoud sees upon disembarking from the Greek Coast Guard boat?
(a) Dead bodies.
(b) A pile of life jackets.
(c) A rocky shore.
(d) Food kiosks.
4. What kind of engine is powering Isabel's boat?
(a) A motorcycle engine.
(b) A truck engine.
(c) A car engine.
(d) A lawnmower engine.
5. 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 next try to seek refuge in the Dominican Republic.
(b) The ship will cruise the American coast, appealing to President Roosevelt.
(c) The ship will attempt to let the passengers off on the island of Lesbos.
(d) The ship will cruise the Canadian coast, appealing to the Prime Minister.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Josef's father Aaron barricades the door of the family's cabin, what is Josef's mother's plan to calm him?
2. In what location does Josef's mother spend all her time on the ship since leaving Cuba?
3. Just before Mahmoud tumbles from the boat into the sea, someone at the front of the dinghy yells that he sees what objects?
4. Mahmoud's family makes the decision not to wait in Athens to acquire what items?
5. Who pulls Isabel hurriedly into the boat in order to save her from being attacked by the shark who has bitten Ivan?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Isabel not want to look at the face of her dead best friend Ivan?
2. What happens to Mahmoud's family on the way from Belgrade to the Hungarian border?
3. What details does Isabel remember about her grandmother Lita's death?
4. 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?
5. For what reason does Dr. Aber, the father of Renata and Evelyne, tell the girls to disembark from the ship without bringing any of their belongings?
6. What change occurs in Josef's mother's personality once the MS St. Louis leaves Cuba?
7. What plans for his life in Florida does Señor Castillo reveal to the remaining passengers in the boat after Ivan's death?
8. For what reasons does Lito take on the role of leading Ivan's funeral ceremony?
9. What reaction do the other passengers of the MS St. Louis have to Renata and Evelyne being allowed to leave the ship to join their father?
10. 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?
This section contains 1,214 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) |
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