Chapters 1-10
Chapter 1 (Josef: Berlin, Germany—1938): Why did the Nazis take Aaron Landau?
He was practicing Jewish laws.
Chapter 11 (Isabel: Just outside Havana, Cuba—1994): Who were the policemen that Iván and his mom were pulling onto the boat?
Luis Castillo (Iván’s older brother) and his girlfriend.
Chapter 21 (Mahmoud: Izmir, Turkey—2015): When Mahmoud’s family was in Mr. Nasseer’s car, Mahmoud’s dad got a text. What did it say?
The text was from the smuggler telling him that the boat was ready to take them to Greece.
Chapter 31 (Josef: Outside Havana Harbor—1939): When people tried to rescue Josef’s dad after going went overboard, how did Josef’s dad react?
Josef’s dad didn’t want to be rescued. He wanted to die.
Chapter 42 (Mahmoud: Serbia to Hungary—2015): What made Mahmoud’s family leave the taxi?
They were held at gunpoint and were asked for three hundred euros.
Chapter 2 (Isabel: Just outside Havana, Cuba—1994): What did Isabel know Iván and his dad were building in the shed?
A boat to sail to the United States.
Chapter 12 (Mahmoud: Just outside Aleppo, Syria—2015): What did the soldiers pointing rifles at the car do after Waleed told them what side they were on?
They came into the car uninvited.
Chapter 22 (Josef: Somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean—1939): What made Josef’s family concerned about not being able to get into Cuba?
They didn’t think Josef’s dad would pass the medical test.
Chapter 33 (Mahmoud: Somewhere on the Mediterranean Sea—2015): How did Josef and his mom find a way to land after being stranded in the water?
Josef’s dad and Waleed picked them up in a speedboat and brought them to land.
Chapter 43 (Josef: Somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean—1939): What did Josef do to try to prevent going back to Germany?
Josef made an alliance with a man on the ship to help him take over the ship.
Chapter 3 (Mahmoud: Aleppo, Syria—2015): In 2011, who was forced to win the Syria presidential election?
Bashar Al-Assad.
Chapter 13 (Josef: Somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean—1939): When Josef’s family figured out that the ship had a synagogue, what did Josef’s dad say?
Josef’s dad said it was a trick.
Chapter 23 (Isabel: The Straits of Florida, Somewhere North of Cuba—1994): Who went in the water to help Isabel and Señor Castillo get back on the boat?
Iván.
Chapter 35 (Isabel: Somewhere between the Bahamas and Florida—1994): What caused Iván to die?
Iván got bit by a shark and ran out of blood.
Chapter 45 (Mahmoud: Hungary—2015): Where did Mahmoud and his family end up after trying to cross the border?
Mahmoud and his family ended up in prison after trying to cross the border.
Chapter 4 (Josef Berlin, Germany—1939): What was Josef going to buy in the German train car?
A newspaper and a candy for his sister.
Chapter 16 (Josef: Somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean—1939): When being shown the engine control for the boat, what did Josef see that helped him to believe that the boat he was on was secretly racing other boats to get to Cuba so that it would be let in?
Josef saw that the boat was going full speed.
Chapter 24 (Mahmoud: Izmir, Turkey—2015): When all of the refugees got onto the raft and set sea, what did the smugglers do?
They let the refugees leave without them so they could find their way to Germany.
Chapter 37 (Josef: Just Outside Havana Harbor—1939): Besides Josef’s dad, who were the only passengers allowed to get off of the ship?
Renata, Evelyne, and their dad.
Chapter 46 (Josef: Antwerp, Belgium): In which country had Josef gotten off of the ship?
Josef got off of the ship in France.
Chapter 5 (Isabel: Havana, Cuba—1994): What was Isabel doing when Havana got into a riot?
Playing her trumpet on the side of the road.
Chapter 20 (Isabel: The Straits of Florida, Somewhere North of Cuba—1994): What made Isabel dive into the water to save Señor Castillo?
Isabel remembered the same situation that happened with her grandmother.
Chapter 27 (Mahmoud: Somewhere on the Mediterranean Sea—2015): What did Josef’s mom do with Hana to save her from drowning?
Josef’s mom gave Hana to a person on the Dinghy passing by.
Chapter 38 (Isabel: Somewhere on the Straits of Florida--1994): How everyone on the boat try to prevent to boat from sinking?
They scooped out the water from inside the boat and poured it in the ocean.
Chapter 47 (Off the Coast of Florida—1994): What did Lito do to get everyone on the boat (besides Lito) to the United States?
Lito jumped in the water and pretended he was drowning so the Coast Guard ship would save him and take him back to Cuba so everyone else had time to get to the United States.