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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 jet engine.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A stream of freeway traffic.
(d) A hurricane.

2. Who rescues Josef's father Aaron from the sea after Aaron jumps overboard?
(a) A Puerto Rican doctor.
(b) Ruthie.
(c) Josef.
(d) A Cuban policeman.

3. How many euros does the taxi driver transporting Mahmoud and his family demand at gunpoint?
(a) 900.
(b) 100.
(c) 500.
(d) 300.

4. The narrator remarks that despite the number of dead bodies Mahmoud has seen, the experience of "seeing death" (180) never stops being what?
(a) Horrifying.
(b) Sad.
(c) Deadening.
(d) Alarming.

5. In what sea are Mahmoud and his family stranded after their dinghy bursts against the rocks?
(a) The Dead Sea.
(b) The Atlantic.
(c) The Mediterranean.
(d) The Baltic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What does Captain Schroeder say had happened when he sought to meet with President Bru?

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

5. What is NOT one thing Josef realizes just after his father's rescue from the ocean?

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