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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 216-269.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the passengers are chanting in desperation, who does Josef see lingering in the doorway and smiling?
(a) Ruthie.
(b) Schiendick.
(c) Josef's father.
(d) Captain Schroeder.

2. In the moments after Isabel and the other passengers see Miami, what event happens?
(a) They bury Ivan at sea.
(b) Their boat motor dies.
(c) Their boat starts sinking.
(d) Luis jumps off the boat and starts to swim.

3. What does Officer Padron do when the passengers of Josef's ship rush the ship ladder?
(a) He draws his pistol.
(b) He calls for help.
(c) He explains the reasons behind his actions.
(d) He threatens to take the ship back to Germany.

4. When Isabel thinks of her family's journey as a song, she thinks that what events would constitute the first verse?
(a) The trip from Cuba to the Dominican Republic.
(b) The trip from the Bahamas to Florida.
(c) The tanker and the storm.
(d) The riots and the bartering for gasoline.

5. After robbing Mahmoud's family at gunpoint, what does the taxi driver order the family to do?
(a) To get out of the cab.
(b) To say nothing to the police.
(c) To work together to dig a ditch.
(d) To give him their coats.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Shabbos arrives, the bulletin board on Josef's ship announces that the social hall will be converted into a what?

2. What major revelation does Isabel's mother make while the boat's passengers are waiting to see the lights of Miami?

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

4. Who is the subject of the portrait that the rabbi asks Captain Schroeder to remove during the bar mitzvah on the ship?

5. Who takes charge of performing the memorial service for Ivan before his body must be buried at sea?

(see the answer key)

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