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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 141-215.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT one thing Josef realizes just after his father's rescue from the ocean?
(a) His mother is unconscious.
(b) His little sister is by herself somewhere.
(c) His father is not the same man he had been before the concentration camp.
(d) His infant brother is missing.

2. What does Mahmoud buy for his brother Waleed in one of the shops at the refugee camp in Turkey?
(a) A stuffed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
(b) A stuffed zebra.
(c) A stuffed Teletubby.
(d) A stuffed teddy bear.

3. Who pulls Isabel hurriedly into the boat in order to save her from being attacked by the shark who has bitten Ivan?
(a) Senor Castillo.
(b) Isabel's mother Mami.
(c) Lito.
(d) Isabel's father Papi.

4. Whose face is featured prominently on the floor of Isabel's boat?
(a) Pablo Escobar.
(b) Joseph Stalin.
(c) Che Guevara.
(d) Fidel Castro.

5. What reason does Isabel's father give for forbidding anyone to strike a match even though their boat is about to be hit by a tanker?
(a) The tanker is likely manned by human traffickers.
(b) Being saved will result in being sent back to Cuba.
(c) He does not want them to waste their few matches.
(d) He thinks the current wind will immediately extinguish the flame.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes on the role of being "in charge of the boat" (81) on which Isabel and her family are traveling?

2. For what transgression do the Nazis say they are taking Josef's father into "protective custody" (3)?

3. 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?

4. What does Ivan want to be when he grows up?

5. 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?

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