Chapter 16 - Josef

What does Josef realize about the world when he is below deck?

• It was a different world, the real world.

• Everything was the same as above deck.

• That the life of a sailor is hard.

• That it is a magic bubble.

What shocking family secret does Lito share with Isabel?

• That he does not want to go to the United States.

• That he has a brother in the United States.

• That she will find her brother in the United States.

• That her grandmother is in the United States.

What is the loud noise does Isabel hear at the end of the chapter 17?

• The sound of thunder.

• The sound of people cheering from the shores of Miami.

• The sound of an enormous tanker headed straight for them.

• The sound of a tidal wave coming straight for them.

What does the young boy sell Mahmoud’s family?

• The young boy sells them some food.

• The young boy sells them some water.

• The young boy sells them some dry clothing.

• The young boy sells them lifejackets.

Why was the boat slowing down?

• The boat was slowing down because there were other boats in the area.

• The boat was slowing down because they were approaching port.

• The boat was slowing down for a funeral at sea.

• The boat was slowing down because the Coast Guard was approaching them.

What was the name of the concentration camp where Josef’s father had been held captive?

• Dachau

• Auschwitz

• Buchenwald

• Arbeitsdorf

Who gets thrown overboard?

• Señor Castillo

• Ivan

• Isabel

• Lito

Who dives in the water to save a drowning person?

• Señor Castillo

• Ivan

• Isabel

• Lito

Why can’t Mahmoud and his family live in the mall anymore?

• They are told they must work at a store in the mall.

• They are told the mall was being demolished.

• They are told they must leave to get on the boat.

• They are told they must pay a very expensive daily rent.

Who helps them get to the boat?

• A. A Palestinian refugee (Samih Nasseer).

• B. Another Syrian refugee.

• C. The owner of the mall.

• D. A police officer.