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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 141-215.

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) Señor Castillo.
(c) Lito.
(d) Luis.

2. What words does Josef's father scream throughout his rescue from the ocean?
(a) "Vengeance will be mine!"
(b) "Let me die!"
(c) "Get away!"
(d) "Please help me!"

3. Prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union, most farms in Cuba had been what type of farms?
(a) Rice.
(b) Alfalfa.
(c) Sugarcane.
(d) Cattle.

4. When a boy offers to show Mahmoud and his family somewhere they can sleep, how much money does he charge them for the information?
(a) 500 Syrian pounds or about $2.50 American dollars.
(b) 6,000 Syrian pounds or about $30 American dollars.
(c) 1,000 Syrian pounds or about $5 American dollars.
(d) 2,000 Syrian pounds or about $10 American dollars.

5. When Isabel's narrative opens, she is trying to coax a kitten out from hiding using what type of food?
(a) Sour cream.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Beans.
(d) Yogurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescues Josef's father Aaron from the sea after Aaron jumps overboard?

2. 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?

3. Who pulls Isabel hurriedly into the boat in order to save her from being attacked by the shark who has bitten Ivan?

4. Who does not attend Josef's bar mitzvah, much to Josef's dismay?

5. When Josef and the children are below deck during their ship tour, Schiendick and his friends begin to sing a song with anti-Semitic lyrics. What is the subject of the song?

(see the answer key)

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