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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 270-317.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of Jewish ceremony do the people on Josef's ship hold during the journey?
(a) A bris.
(b) A bat mitzvah.
(c) A naming ceremony.
(d) A bar mitzvah.

2. When someone in the group is carrying Isabel's newborn brother to shore, who is being carried by the remainder of the boat's passengers?
(a) Ray.
(b) Mami.
(c) Papi.
(d) Lito.

3. Then narrator describes the fast-approaching tanker heading toward Isabel's boat as eventually getting so loud that it sounds like a what?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A stream of freeway traffic.
(d) A jet engine.

4. When Isabel receives a new trumpet after arriving in Miami, who gives it to her?
(a) Papi.
(b) Uncle Guillermo.
(c) Luis.
(d) Lito.

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 challenge the robbers.
(c) They find a policeman.
(d) They make noise in hopes of distracting the robbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship Josef's family's boards?

2. When Josef, Ruthie, and their mother disembark from the ship, what item does their mother order the children not to lose?

3. The horrific historical event called Kristallnacht means what in the English language?

4. When regretting the family's decision to leave Cuba, Lito says that "The US has no" (101) what?

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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