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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 73-140.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Schiendick enrages Josef's father by saying that German law states that what object must be covered with the Nazi flag?
(a) The coffin of a deceased crew member.
(b) The ship's stock of water.
(c) The door of the captain's quarters.
(d) A body buried at sea.

2. During Isabel's boat journey, her grandfather Lito tells her that she does have family in what part of the world?
(a) Argentina.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Miami.
(d) Atlanta.

3. What words are painted underneath the portrait painted on the bottom of Isabel's boat?
(a) Seek sanctuary.
(b) Never say die.
(c) Cuba Libre.
(d) Fight against the impossible and win.

4. What does Isabel give the fisherman in return for gasoline to power Ivan's family's boat?
(a) A coat.
(b) Mofongo.
(c) A backpack.
(d) A trumpet.

5. What do Mahmoud and his brother Waleed do when they see two boys robbing another boy of a loaf of bread?
(a) They hide and then sneak away.
(b) They find a policeman.
(c) They challenge the robbers.
(d) They make noise in hopes of distracting the robbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shared characteristic had bonded the Soviet Union to Cuba prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

2. What are piropos?

3. What item does Josef buy when he sneaks into the dining car?

4. Prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union, most farms in Cuba had been what type of farms?

5. Who gives Mahmoud's father directions that will keep the family away from major sites of fighting?

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