1._Where does Mahmoud's story start?
A. New York.
B. Lebanon.
C. Hungary.
D. Aleppo, Syria.
2. Which building collapses right after Mahmoud's mother escapes it?
A. His school.
B. His family's mosque.
C. His family's church.
D. His family's apartment building.
3. What does Mahmoud buy his brother in the Turkish refugee camp?
A. A hat.
B. A radio.
C. Candy.
D. A teenage mutant ninja turtle toy.
4. What do Mahmoud and his family buy in order to cross the Mediterranean?
A. Lifejackets.
B. Medical supplies.
C. Food.
D. Water.
5. What does Mahmoud's mother give to a passing refugee raft in the Mediterranean?
A. His baby sister, Hana.
B. Her iPhone.
C. All her money.
D. Her passport.
6. Which country's Coast Guard picks up Mahmoud and his family out of the Mediterranean?
A. The United States.
B. Hungary.
C. Germany.
D. Greece.
7. Mahmoud and his family are handcuffed and imprisoned in which country?
A. The United States.
B. Cuba.
C. Hungary.
D. Iran.
8. Who does Mahmoud and his family end up living with in Germany at the end of the novel?
A. Isabel.
B. Ruthie, Josef's sister.
C. Their cousins from Syria.
D. Lito.
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9. Who does Isabel watch get beaten up by the police?
A. Her father.
B. Her brother.
C. Ivan.
D. Her mother.
10. After her family decides to try to leave Cuba, what does Isabel trade for gasoline for the boat?
A. Her trumpet.
B. A coca-cola.
C. Her hat.
D. Her favorite necklace.
11. Where are Isabel and her family for most of the book?
A. In the Pacific.
B. Somewhere on the ocean, between Cuba and Florida.
C. Texas.
D. On the Mediterranean Sea.
12. Who falls out of the boat that Isabel jumps into save?
A. Her mother.
B. Her cat.
C. Her father.
D. Ivan's father.
13. Where does Isabel's boat accidentally land?
A. Puerto Rico.
B. Hawaii.
C. The Bahamas.
D. Houston.
14. What attacks Ivan in the boat?
A. Fidel Castro.
B. Another refugee.
C. A dolphin.
D. A shark.
15. Isabel and her family finally see the lights of which city?
A. San Juan.
B. Havana.
C. Port-au-Prince.
D. Miami.
16. Who jumps out of Isabel's boat to distract the Coast Guard?
A. Lito, her grandfather.
B. Her father.
C. Her mother.
D. Ivan.
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17. Where is Josef's father taken in the beginning of the book?
A. America.
B. Cuba.
C. France.
D. A concentration camp, Dachau.
18. Josef and his family board which ship?
A. The MS St. Louis.
B. The Titanic.
C. The Hitler.
D. The Lusitania.
19. Who refuses to attend Josef's bar mitzvah?
A. Pozner.
B. The Captain.
C. His father.
D. His sister.
20. What do the stewards call Josef and the children below deck?
A. Thieves.
B. Foreigners.
C. Jewish rats.
D. Illegal aliens.
21. What do Josef and his father attend together?
A. A birthday party.
B. A wedding.
C. A funeral.
D. A dance.
22. Who pitches themselves overboard the MS St. Louis?
A. Josef.
B. Ruthie.
C. Josef's mother.
D. Josef's father.
23. Who does the MS. St Louis leave behind in Havana at the hospital?
A. The Captain of the ship.
B. Ruthie.
C. Pozner.
D. Josef's father.
24. In which country are Josef and his family given refuge?
A. The United States.
B. Cuba.
C. England.
D. France.