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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long does it take Josef's ship to sail from Havana to within viewing distance of Miami?
2. When Josef's father Aaron barricades the door of the family's cabin, what is Josef's mother's plan to calm him?
3. Who suggests that two of the boat's passengers get into the water and hang onto the boat in order to reduce the risk of capsizing?
4. What does Captain Schroeder say had happened when he sought to meet with President Bru?
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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What details does Isabel remember about her grandmother Lita's death?
2. 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?
3. For what purpose does Josef leave his father Aaron alone in the family's cabin when his mother is asleep?
4. What occurs when Isabel and her family realize they have landed on the Bahamas?
5. 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?
6. How are the roles of father and son reversed within the scene when Schiendick leaves Josef and his family alone in their cabin after tormenting them?
7. How does Josef's mother's plan for getting a sleeping potion for her husband Aaron go awry?
8. 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?
9. What does Isabel mean when she thinks that "Fidel Castro has Ivan's blood all over him" (224)?
10. What plans for his life in Florida does Señor Castillo reveal to the remaining passengers in the boat after Ivan's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the novel's message concerning the link between ignorance and hatred?
Essay Topic 2
What is the author's message regarding motherhood and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the instances of irony within the novel's narrative and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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