View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 216-269.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Josef's father disappears from the family's cabin in Josef's absence, where does he turn out to have gone?
(a) He has jumped into the ocean.
(b) He has gone to confront Schiendick.
(c) He has gone to the ship cafeteria.
(d) He has gone to the captain's quarters.

2. When Mahmoud cries with "exhaustion and misery" (192) while floating in the sea and wants "to do it all over again," what is NOT something he includes on the list of things he would do differently?
(a) He would force the people who had taken Hana to take his mother as well.
(b) He would stand up for the boy being robbed of his bread in the alley.
(c) He would tell Bashir al-Assad and his army to go to hell.
(d) He would scream and awaken the citizens of Izmir so they would see him.

3. What happens to halt the song being sung by the occupants of Isabel's boat?
(a) Lita tells them all to hush so she can think.
(b) The boat's motor splutters and dies.
(c) Ivan shouts that he sees a boat on the horizon.
(d) Isabel shouts that she sees a shark.

4. How many refugees are expected to board the inflatable rubber dinghy used by the smugglers hired by Mahmoud's father?
(a) 30.
(b) 60.
(c) 12.
(d) 90.

5. After Mahmoud's family leaves their car behind, how many hours does Google Maps say their walk to Turkey will be?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 16 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Waleed take throughout the entire robbery by the taxi driver, causing Mahmoud to worry about his emotional well-being?

2. In what activity are Isabel and the other boat passengers engaging when Ivan is attacked by a shark?

3. What does Ivan's mother Señora Castillo do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?

4. Where does Mahmoud's father keep the family's official papers and their money?

5. When Isabel searches for Ivan's Industriales hat, where does she find it?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 407 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample