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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Isabel's boat journey, her grandfather Lito tells her that she does have family in what part of the world?
(a) Miami.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Argentina.

2. Who appears next to Josef's ship and manages to convince authorities to release his two daughters from the ship?
(a) The girls' father.
(b) The girls' aunt.
(c) The girls' mother.
(d) The girls' brother.

3. 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) North Latin America.
(b) An hour's journey away.
(c) North Cuba.
(d) South Canada.

4. Then narrator describes the fast-approaching tanker heading toward Isabel's boat as eventually getting so loud that it sounds like a what?
(a) A stream of freeway traffic.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A jet engine.
(d) A tornado.

5. What does Mami say it is time for, once she puts a stop to the brewing argument on the boat?
(a) Praying.
(b) Paddling.
(c) A water break.
(d) A truce.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Josef tear his clothing in recognition of his own loss of the person?

2. The narrator remarks that despite the number of dead bodies Mahmoud has seen, the experience of "seeing death" (180) never stops being what?

3. What is NOT among Fidel Castro's oft-repeated list of the three greatest achievements of the Cuban Revolution?

4. When Josef overhears two stewards talking about racing other boats to Cuba, how many other boats do they say are traveling their route?

5. Where does Josef's mother take Ruthie so that she can enact her plan to calm her husband?

(see the answer key)

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