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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Josef's father disappears from the family's cabin in Josef's absence, where does he turn out to have gone?
(a) He has gone to confront Schiendick.
(b) He has jumped into the ocean.
(c) He has gone to the ship cafeteria.
(d) He has gone to the captain's quarters.

2. When Isabel pleads with Lito not to turn back for Cuba, what reason does she cite above all others?
(a) That they will all be arrested.
(b) That her father will be arrested.
(c) That Ivan will be arrested.
(d) That her grandfather will be arrested.

3. What is NOT among Fidel Castro's oft-repeated list of the three greatest achievements of the Cuban Revolution?
(a) Sports.
(b) Education.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Public health.

4. When Isabel and her family finally reach land and believe they have reached Florida, where have they landed instead?
(a) The Dominican Republic.
(b) The Bahamas.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Turks and Caicos.

5. When Ivan says that one thing he wants to do in America is watch American television, what show does he cite?
(a) South Park.
(b) Seinfeld.
(c) The Simpsons.
(d) Wheel of Fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Isabel thinks of her family's journey as a song, she thinks that what events would constitute the first verse?

2. In what location does Josef's mother spend all her time on the ship since leaving Cuba?

3. What does Ivan's brother Luis do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?

4. When Josef's ship's engines roar to life for the first time since arriving in a Cuban harbor, where do the passengers believe the ship will be going next?

5. When it gets too dark to navigate, what strategy does Isabel advocate for?

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