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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 73-140.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The third major character focused upon within the novel's narrative is Mahmoud, a boy living in Syria. What year is it when the reader first joins Mahmoud?
(a) 1994.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2015.
(d) 1981.

2. What words are painted underneath the portrait painted on the bottom of Isabel's boat?
(a) Seek sanctuary.
(b) Never say die.
(c) Fight against the impossible and win.
(d) Cuba Libre.

3. Who takes on the role of being "in charge of the boat" (81) on which Isabel and her family are traveling?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Señor Castillo.
(c) Luis.
(d) Lito.

4. When Isabel pleads with Lito not to turn back for Cuba, what reason does she cite above all others?
(a) That Ivan will be arrested.
(b) That they will all be arrested.
(c) That her grandfather will be arrested.
(d) That her father will be arrested.

5. Who takes Josef and the other children on a tour of the ship?
(a) Captain Schroeder.
(b) Petty Officer Jockl.
(c) Josef's mother.
(d) Schiendick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a way in which Josef's father has changed since being imprisoned in a concentration camp?

2. When Isabel and the others are getting ready to start their journey in the boat, two police officers run toward them. Who do they turn out to be?

3. Before leaving Mahmoud and his family so they can get some sleep, what item does the boy tell them they must procure before the next leg of their trip?

4. What does Mahmoud buy for his brother Waleed in one of the shops at the refugee camp in Turkey?

5. When Josef overhears two stewards talking about racing other boats to Cuba, how many other boats do they say are traveling their route?

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