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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. What does Isabel do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?
2. In the moments after Isabel and the other passengers see Miami, what event happens?
3. What does Ivan's mother Señora Castillo do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?
4. Which of Josef's family members is left behind when the ship leaves the Cuban harbor?
5. What type of humor is Mahmoud's father Youssef's trademark?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what reasons does Lito take on the role of leading Ivan's funeral ceremony?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. What is Josef's mother's plan for procuring a sleeping potion to help calm her husband Aaron down?
5. What plans for his life in Florida does Señor Castillo reveal to the remaining passengers in the boat after Ivan's death?
6. What change occurs in Josef's mother's personality once the MS St. Louis leaves Cuba?
7. What occurs when Isabel and her family realize they have landed on the Bahamas?
8. How do Mahmoud and his family reach the Serbian border on their journey fleeing Syria?
9. What reason is given for why Isabel has never been to church?
10. What about Waleed's reaction to being held at gunpoint worries Mahmoud about his brother even more than before?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of family bonds within the novel. What is the author's message regarding family bonds and how do you know?
Essay Topic 2
What is the novel's message concerning the link between ignorance and hatred?
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of one of the three major characters in the novel. Discuss whether your chosen character is a round or flat character and whether your chosen character is a static or dynamic character.
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