1. When Isabel and her family finally reach land and believe they have reached Florida, where have they landed instead?
(a) The Bahamas.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) The Dominican Republic.
(d) Turks and Caicos.

2. When Isabel thinks of her family's journey as a song, she thinks that what events would constitute the first verse?
(a) The tanker and the storm.
(b) The trip from the Bahamas to Florida.
(c) The trip from Cuba to the Dominican Republic.
(d) The riots and the bartering for gasoline.

3. Josef's family is traveling on a train in order to get on a ship headed for what country?
(a) Columbia.
(b) The United States.
(c) Germany.
(d) Cuba.

4. What major revelation does Isabel's mother make while the boat's passengers are waiting to see the lights of Miami?
(a) She is pregnant with another child.
(b) She is in labor.
(c) She wants a divorce after they reach Florida.
(d) She has lost her baby.

5. When Isabel and her family learn where they have actually landed in their boat, what does an official tell them will happen if they come all the way ashore?
(a) They will be held in a detention center.
(b) They will be deported back to Cuba.
(c) They will be imprisoned immediately.
(d) They will be granted sanctuary.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mahmoud and his family are waiting in line to gain admission to Turkey, Mahmoud notices that none of the Syrian children are crying or performing what other action?

2. When Mahmoud and his family meet the smuggler at the designated meeting point, when does he say the boat will leave?

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

4. What does Ivan want to be when he grows up?

5. What is eventually the only part of Isabel's family's boat that remains unsplintered?

(see the answer key)

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