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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 141-215.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In response to Lito's claim that Isabel is giving up her Cuban identity by leaving, Isabel's mother tells him that "Miami is just" (102) what?
(a) An hour's journey away.
(b) North Latin America.
(c) South Canada.
(d) North Cuba.

3. Who takes on the role of being "in charge of the boat" (81) on which Isabel and her family are traveling?
(a) Luis.
(b) Señor Castillo.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Lito.

4. Who gives Mahmoud's father directions that will keep the family away from major sites of fighting?
(a) Missionaries.
(b) Priests.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Soldiers.

5. 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 washes the man's face.
(b) He turns the man toward Mecca.
(c) He says a funeral prayer.
(d) He shuts the man's eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Isabel pleads with Lito not to turn back for Cuba, what reason does she cite above all others?

2. After how many months in a concentration camp is Josef's father released?

3. In order to avail themselves of the smuggler's help, Mahmoud and his family must first make it to what city on the coast of Turkey?

4. What show is Waleed watching when the family's apartment is destroyed by a missile?

5. What is the reason that Mahmoud's family's boat begins to fill with water on their journey to the island?

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