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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Isabel first sees the lights of Miami, what does she think she is seeing instead?
(a) Stars.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Lightning.
(d) A planet.

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

3. Who attacks the Josef and the other children with anti-Semitic abuse during their tour of the ship?
(a) Captain Schroeder.
(b) Officer Sturmer.
(c) Petty Officer Jockl.
(d) Schiendick.

4. What is the age difference between Isabel and Ivan?
(a) Ivan is two years older than Isabel.
(b) Isabel is two years older than Ivan.
(c) Ivan is one year older than Isabel.
(d) Isabel is one year older than Ivan.

5. What words does Josef's father scream throughout his rescue from the ocean?
(a) "Let me die!"
(b) "Vengeance will be mine!"
(c) "Get away!"
(d) "Please help me!"

Short Answer Questions

1. Then narrator describes the fast-approaching tanker heading toward Isabel's boat as eventually getting so loud that it sounds like a what?

2. What song does Isabel perform for her class that causes her to finally hear the clave, the Cuban beat underlying the main beat?

3. What does Mami say it is time for, once she puts a stop to the brewing argument on the boat?

4. The narrator states that Isabel had been so close to Ivan that he felt to her more like a what than like a best friend?

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

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