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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what location does Josef's mother spend all her time on the ship since leaving Cuba?
(a) On the sundeck.
(b) In the cafeteria.
(c) In her cabin.
(d) In the dance hall.

3. What is NOT listed among the items provided by the tourists who help Isabel and the other passengers?
(a) Bottles of water.
(b) Bags of chips.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Life jackets.

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

5. Who pulls Isabel hurriedly into the boat in order to save her from being attacked by the shark who has bitten Ivan?
(a) Lito.
(b) Isabel's father Papi.
(c) Senor Castillo.
(d) Isabel's mother Mami.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the refugees boarding the dinghy with Mahmoud's family, what does the narrator say is the kind of person constituting the majority of the passengers?

2. Who sews Ruthie's stuffed bunny back together before she can see it headless?

3. Where does Josef's mother take Ruthie so that she can enact her plan to calm her husband?

4. When Isabel pleads with Lito not to turn back for Cuba, what reason does she cite above all others?

5. What does Mahmoud do to honor his deceased fellow passenger when he takes the man's life jacket and buries him at sea?

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