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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason that Mahmoud's family's boat begins to fill with water on their journey to the island?
(a) The boat develops a hole from an unknown cause.
(b) The boat's tar patch begins to fail.
(c) The boat is struck by another boat.
(d) It begins to rain.

2. For whom does Josef tear his clothing in recognition of his own loss of the person?
(a) Josef's sister.
(b) Josef's mother.
(c) Josef's cousin.
(d) Josef's father.

3. As Mahmoud and his family wait at the border between Greece and Macedonia, what is NOT a planned stop on the rest of their journey to safety?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Gevgelija.
(c) Serbia.
(d) Lesbos.

4. What does Officer Padron do when the passengers of Josef's ship rush the ship ladder?
(a) He explains the reasons behind his actions.
(b) He calls for help.
(c) He draws his pistol.
(d) He threatens to take the ship back to Germany.

5. Who takes charge of performing the memorial service for Ivan before his body must be buried at sea?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Lito.
(c) Senora Castillo.
(d) Senor Castillo.

6. How many euros does the taxi driver transporting Mahmoud and his family demand at gunpoint?
(a) 100.
(b) 300.
(c) 500.
(d) 900.

7. 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 gone to the ship cafeteria.
(b) He has gone to the captain's quarters.
(c) He has jumped into the ocean.
(d) He has gone to confront Schiendick.

8. What words does Josef's father scream throughout his rescue from the ocean?
(a) "Vengeance will be mine!"
(b) "Let me die!"
(c) "Please help me!"
(d) "Get away!"

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

10. Who sews Ruthie's stuffed bunny back together before she can see it headless?
(a) Josef.
(b) Captain Schroeder.
(c) Josef's mother.
(d) Otto Scheindick.

11. When Mahmoud and his family wait at the border between Greece and Macedonia, what is NOT one way Mahmoud feels?
(a) Unwanted.
(b) Illegal.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Invisible.

12. What item do Isabel and Amara work together to break away from the boat so they can throw it overboard and reduce the rapidity of the capsizing process?
(a) The cooler.
(b) The portrait of Fidel Castro.
(c) A bench.
(d) The engine.

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

14. What does Mahmoud do to honor his deceased fellow passenger when he takes the man's life jacket and buries him at sea?
(a) He shuts the man's eyes.
(b) He washes the man's face.
(c) He says a funeral prayer.
(d) He turns the man toward Mecca.

15. In the moments after Isabel and the other passengers see Miami, what event happens?
(a) Luis jumps off the boat and starts to swim.
(b) They bury Ivan at sea.
(c) Their boat starts sinking.
(d) Their boat motor dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mami say it is time for, once she puts a stop to the brewing argument on the boat?

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

3. When Isabel and her family learn where they have actually landed in their boat, what does an official tell them will happen if they come all the way ashore?

4. 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?

5. The narrator states that Isabel had been so close to Ivan that he felt to her more like a what than like a best friend?

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