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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Isabel's narrative from Havana, Cuba begin?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1983.
(d) 2001.

2. Isabel knows that Ivan and his father are actually building a boat in order to travel where?
(a) To the Dominican Republic.
(b) To Canada.
(c) To Mexico.
(d) To the United States.

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

4. When Shabbos arrives, the bulletin board on Josef's ship announces that the social hall will be converted into a what?
(a) A medical clinic.
(b) A synagogue.
(c) A reception hall.
(d) A dance floor.

5. Who rescues Josef's father Aaron from the sea after Aaron jumps overboard?
(a) A Puerto Rican doctor.
(b) A Cuban policeman.
(c) Josef.
(d) Ruthie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words are painted underneath the portrait painted on the bottom of Isabel's boat?

2. For what reason has Josef's family recently moved to a smaller apartment in Berlin upon the opening of the novel?

3. 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?

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

5. When Josef overhears two stewards talking about racing other boats to Cuba, how many other boats do they say are traveling their route?

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