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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ivan's favorite team, The Industriales, is what type of team?
(a) A basketball team.
(b) A lacrosse team.
(c) A soccer team.
(d) A baseball team.

2. The Nazis who storm Josef's family's home are never depicted directly by the author. Instead, what word is used to refer to them throughout the scene?
(a) Mummies.
(b) Shadows.
(c) Robots.
(d) Zombies.

3. When regretting the family's decision to leave Cuba, Lito says that "The US has no" (101) what?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Rules.
(c) Heart.
(d) Soul.

4. 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 granted sanctuary.
(b) They will be imprisoned immediately.
(c) They will be deported back to Cuba.
(d) They will be held in a detention center.

5. What is eventually the only part of Isabel's family's boat that remains unsplintered?
(a) The prow.
(b) The engine housing.
(c) The benches.
(d) The lining depicting Fidel Castro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who saves Josef's father and is later celebrated for his heroism at a reception on the ship?

2. How long does it take Josef's ship to sail from Havana to within viewing distance of Miami?

3. When Shabbos arrives, the bulletin board on Josef's ship announces that the social hall will be converted into a what?

4. When Ivan says that one thing he wants to do in America is watch American television, what show does he cite?

5. What do Mahmoud and his brother Waleed do when they see two boys robbing another boy of a loaf of bread?

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