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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes on the role of being "in charge of the boat" (81) on which Isabel and her family are traveling?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Lito.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Luis.

2. Where does Josef's mother take Ruthie so that she can enact her plan to calm her husband?
(a) To a puppet show.
(b) To the gymnasium.
(c) To the pool.
(d) To the library.

3. As Mahmoud and his family wait at the border between Greece and Macedonia, what is NOT a planned stop on the rest of their journey to safety?
(a) Lesbos.
(b) Serbia.
(c) Gevgelija.
(d) Hungary.

4. What reason does Isabel's father give for forbidding anyone to strike a match even though their boat is about to be hit by a tanker?
(a) The tanker is likely manned by human traffickers.
(b) He thinks the current wind will immediately extinguish the flame.
(c) He does not want them to waste their few matches.
(d) Being saved will result in being sent back to Cuba.

5. What does Isabel do just before Ivan's body is buried at sea?
(a) She kisses Ivan's forehead.
(b) She touches Ivan's chest.
(c) Nothing, since she is too overcome with grief.
(d) She gives Ivan a hug.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what type of structure does the boy lead Mahmoud and his family?

2. When Isabel searches for Ivan's Industriales hat, where does she find it?

3. When Mahmoud cries with "exhaustion and misery" (192) while floating in the sea and wants "to do it all over again," what is NOT something he includes on the list of things he would do differently?

4. When Isabel first sees the lights of Miami, what does she think she is seeing instead?

5. What does Mami say it is time for, once she puts a stop to the brewing argument on the boat?

(see the answer key)

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