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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What extra danger does the rescuer of Josef's father face during his dive into the ocean, where Josef's father flounders?
(a) Circling sharks.
(b) An approaching Border Guard ship.
(c) An approaching Coast Guard ship.
(d) Hurricane force winds.

2. What is eventually the only part of Isabel's family's boat that remains unsplintered?
(a) The prow.
(b) The lining depicting Fidel Castro.
(c) The benches.
(d) The engine housing.

3. To what location does a taxi driver offer to drive Mahmoud and his family if they give him 24,000 Syrian pounds?
(a) Lesbos.
(b) Serbia.
(c) Crete.
(d) Macedonia.

4. How many refugees are expected to board the inflatable rubber dinghy used by the smugglers hired by Mahmoud's father?
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 12.
(d) 90.

5. When it gets too dark to navigate, what strategy does Isabel advocate for?
(a) Using the stars for navigation.
(b) Using their single cell phone to call the Coast Guard.
(c) Stopping and waiting for dawn.
(d) Using the flashlight on their single cell phone to light their path.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As the passengers are chanting in desperation, who does Josef see lingering in the doorway and smiling?

3. When Isabel and her family finally reach land and believe they have reached Florida, where have they landed instead?

4. After whom is Josef named?

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

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