1. When did Hurricane Andrew sweep through Florida? What damage did it do? Is the account in "Hurricane Friends" accurate?

2. What are hurricanes? How do they form? Where do they come from?

3. How should people prepare for a hurricane? What supplies should they buy and why? What precautions can they take?

4. What are the first several things people should do after a hurricane has passed?

5. Clari's father carries luggage at the airport. What sorts of jobs do immigrants from Cuba typically find in the United States?

6. Papi seems to live a hard life. He works at night, needs to earn tips, carries luggage, struggles with his English, and has a grouchy neighbor.

Why would he and others like him want to leave Cuba for such a life in the United States?