HW: Chapters 42-45 questions

Why does Josef agree to help Pozner take the bridge?

• a) He wants to become the captain of the ship.

• b) He believes it is his responsibility to keep his mother and sister safe.

• c) He is forced to do so by Captain Schroeder.

• d) He is seeking revenge against Captain Schroeder.

What does Captain Schroeder offer to the mutineers as a resolution?

• a) He challenges them to a physical fight.

• b) He promises to make Josef the new captain.

• c) He forgives their attempt if they go back to their cabins and do not try again.

• d) He threatens to throw them overboard.

How do the other nine men respond to Captain Schroeder's resolution?

• a) They argue with Captain Schroeder.

• b) They ignore him and continue with the mutiny.

• c) They agree to go back to their cabins and not try again.

• d) They decide to overthrow Captain Schroeder and take control of the ship.

What triggers the urgency for Isabel and others to paddle for shore?

• a) The Coast Guard ship scanning the water.

• b) A distress signal from another boat.

• c) Isabel's mother going into labor.

• d) Iván's father yelling for everyone to row.

What distracts the Coast Guard searchlight from Isabel's boat?

• a) A sudden storm.

• b) Dolphins swimming nearby.

• c) Another boat, a raft full of refugees.

• d) Flares set off by a different group of refugees.

Why does Isabel worry as they paddle for shore?

• a) She fears a storm approaching.

• b) The boat is not seaworthy.

• c) The Coast Guard might catch them and send them back to Cuba.

• d) Iván's father is not skilled at rowing.

Why are Mahmoud and his father taken to an immigration detention center?

• a) They were caught attempting an illegal border crossing.

• b) They were involved in a protest against the government.

• c) They were mistaken for criminals.

• d) They were seeking asylum in Hungary.

What happens to Mahmoud's father when he interacts with the soldiers at the detention center?

• a) He is given preferential treatment.

• b) He is beaten with batons.

• c) He is released immediately.

• d) He is offered legal assistance.

What is the officer's response when Mahmoud's father is asked if they plan to claim asylum in Hungary?

• a) They are immediately granted asylum.

• b) The officer sympathizes with their situation.

• c) They are told they will be taken back to Serbia.

• d) The officer offers them Hungarian citizenship.