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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that Isabel had been so close to Ivan that he felt to her more like a what than like a best friend?
(a) An uncle.
(b) A brother.
(c) A guardian angel.
(d) A cousin.

2. When Mahmoud and his family meet the smuggler at the designated meeting point, when does he say the boat will leave?
(a) Next week.
(b) Right now.
(c) Tomorrow.
(d) In an hour.

3. For whom does Josef tear his clothing in recognition of his own loss of the person?
(a) Josef's cousin.
(b) Josef's father.
(c) Josef's mother.
(d) Josef's sister.

4. What major revelation does Isabel's mother make while the boat's passengers are waiting to see the lights of Miami?
(a) She is pregnant with another child.
(b) She is in labor.
(c) She has lost her baby.
(d) She wants a divorce after they reach Florida.

5. Why is Lito alarmed when a passenger shoots at the sharks in the water with his pistol?
(a) Lito is worried that the sharks' blood will bring a greater number of sharks.
(b) Lito thinks that Luis looks like he is having a mental breakdown.
(c) Lito is worried that in his anger, Luis will hit a passenger by mistake.
(d) Lito does not want the group to waste their bullets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to halt the song being sung by the occupants of Isabel's boat?

2. Who attacks the Josef and the other children with anti-Semitic abuse during their tour of the ship?

3. When Mahmoud's family receives the name of a nearby hotel that "accepts Syrians" (105), why do they not stay there?

4. What does Isabel do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?

5. How long does it take Josef's ship to sail from Havana to within viewing distance of Miami?

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