Duplicate of Refugee - First half | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What type of figurative language is it? The ocean beat at Isabel trying to eat her alive.

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What type of figurative language is it? But the hatred had followed them even here, to the middle of the ocean.

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What type of figurative language is it? Two giant tan smokestacks stuck up from the middle of the ship, one of them belching gray-black diesel engine smoke

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What type of figurative language is it? His heart was pounding so hard he thought it would burst right out of his chest.

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What type of figurative language is it? The first time his father spoken the name of the place he'd been was like a winter frost that covered everything in the room.

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What type of figurative language is it? The motor purred to life.

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What type of figurative language is it? They were drowning in tears.

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What type of figurative language is it? On their boat, Isabel’s family and the Castillos were trapped in their own sinking prison.

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What type of figurative language is it? One of the gashes up near his thigh was pumping blood out like a garden hose, and Isabel watched as Ivan’s face grew pale.

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What type of figurative language is it? Mahmoud’s hands went from numb to on fire!

hyperbole

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What is the name of Isabel's younger brother?

Mariano

What does Lito regret?

He regrets not letting the Jewish passengers from MS. St. Louis into Cuba.

How did Mahmoud's family get to Austria towards the end?

They walked.

How is Mahmoud's story connected to Josef's story?

Ruthie is Mahmoud's host family in Germany.

How is Josef's story connected to Isabel's story?

Lito was the one that saved Josef's father when he jumped overboard!

What did Lito do to sacrifice himself?

He jumped off the boat.

He crashed the boat.

He ran to shore.

He yelled while on the boat.

What happened to Josef and his mother at the end of the story?

concentration camp

Switzerland

England

Josef's father punched someone during the funeral.

False

True

Josef's father did not pass the medical examination.

False

True

How did Ivan die?

shark bite

drowning

malnutrition

Isabel dove into the water to save Senor Castillo.

True

False

Which character was worried about his/her family member having a medical examination?

Josef

Isabel

Mahmoud

The man who offered to let Mahmoud's family stay in his car dealership was also a refugee.

True

False

Which character was going to stay with his/her family in a stranger's car dealership office?

Mahmoud

Josef

Isabel

What was the main cause of Aaron Landau's mental health stress?

What he saw and experienced in the concentration camp.

The boat was too crowded.

He was hungry.

What he saw on the news.

What does Isabel lose in the storm?

Medicine

Her suitcase

Her trumpet

Gasoline

Which character is involved in a boat crash?

Mahmoud

Ruthie

Josef

Isabel

Where did Mahmoud and his family sleep when the hotels were full?

In a mall

On the ground at the park

In the street

In their car

What is Josef's father's name?

Aaron

Bob

John

Larry

What does manana mean?

tomorrow

never

today

yesterday

What word did the Cubans keep telling the people on board the MS St. Louis?

manana

Buenos dios

Hola

Hasta la vista

Why did Isabel's family have a hard time getting out of the tanker's way?

The engine stopped.

They were trying to get a shark out of the boat.

They were busy eating.

They didn't think they needed to move.

What did the German crewman want to wrap the body in?

Nazi flag

American flag

dirty blanket

Towels

When Josef's dad finally left his cabin, where did he go?

He attended a funeral.

He was hungry.

He needed to walk around.

He was thirsty.

Who was the leader of the group that attempted to take over the MS St. Louis?

Pozner

Josef

Schiendick

Aaron

Ruthie had a stuffed animal. What type of animal was it?

bunny

unicorn

horse

puppy

What is the name of Ruthie's stuffed bunny?

Bitsy

Bunbun

Benny

Bits

Which word did Alan Gratz use to describe the tanker?

leviathan

boat

mammoth

large

What was the large object storming toward Isabel's family?

Tanker

Whale

Rock

Police boat

Who has the most siblings?

Mahmoud

Josef

Isabel

The two men in Mahmoud's family car were arguing over which map apps?

Google Maps vs. Apple Maps

Bing Maps vs. Apple Maps

Google Maps vs. Bing Maps

Apple Maps vs. Mapquest

What killed the man who fell on Mahmoud in the back seat of the car?

Bullet wound to the head

Bullet wound to the neck

Bullet wound to the back

Bullet wound to the chest

What is the name of the ship Josef and his family are on?

MS St. Louis

MS St. Francis

MS St. Petersburg

MS St. Mary

What was the name of the captain of the SS. St. Louis?

Gustav Schroeder

Barry D'Alive

Aaron Landau

Stan Dup

After the car was shot, what did Mahmoud's dad go back to the car to get?

Phone

Wallet

Shoes

Money

At Josef's Bar Mitzvah, 10 men were needed for something important. What was this group called?

minyan

mitzvah

When everyone is dancing on Isabel's boat, the chapter ends with something wrong with the boat. What's wrong?

The motor stopped.

It started to sink.

A storm came.

A shark appeared.

What is the first country Mahmoud and his family entered after they left Syria?

Turkey

Egypt

Germany

Cuba

Who were the two police officers who joined Isabel on the boat?

Luis and Amara

Ivan and Isabel

Luis and Ivan

Isabel and Amara

What is the last name of the Syrian leader?

Assad

Hitler

Castro

Churchill

How old was Josef when he had his Bar Mitzvah?

13

11

12

14

Isabel was 11. Josef and Mahmoud were both 12 at the start of the book. True or false.

True

False

Who was the leader of Cuba when Isabel fled?

Fidel Castro

Hugo Chavez

Che Guevara

Fidel Montana

Where did Josef and his family end up when disembarking off the MS St. Louis?

France

England

Germany

Belgium

Mahmoud is from which Middle East country?

Syria

Iraq

Iran

Egypt

Of the 3 characters, Josef's story is the earliest in history. True/False

True - 1930s

False - 1990s

False - 2012

What was "Wet Foot - Dry Foot"?

If Cubans were caught in the ocean, the were sent back

If Cubans made it to land, they were safe

If Cubans were caught in the ocean, the were safe

If Cubans made it to land, they were sent back to Cuba

There was food rationing in Cuba. What did this mean?

There wasn't enough food.

There was too much food

A Storm Trooper is what...

A German specialist soldier

A European specialist soldier

A Jewish specialist soldier

Who did Mahmoud give away when they were in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea?

Hana

Mahmoud

Fatima

Youssef

What was Josef's father not allowed to practice in Germany?

Law

Medical

Aviation

Finance

What was the Havana baseball team called?

Industriales

The Havana Yankees

Havana Tigers

Havana Heros

Why did Cuba hit Rock-Bottom?

The Soviet Union had fallen

The United States stopped supplying them.

Russia had fallen

People stole everything from Cuba

What is Mahmoud's brother's name?

Waleed

Thomas

Caio

Diyar

At the beginning of the book, Mahmoud felt...

Invisible

Happy

Quiet

Optimistic

Isabel is from which Cuban city?

Havana

Santa Clara

The first chapter was on which character?

Josef

Isabel

Mahmoud

Who flirted with Amara

Lito

Senor Castillo

Luis

Ivan

Who jumped in after Senor Castillo?

Isabel

Lito

Luis

Senora Castillo

The author of Refugee is

Alan Gratz

Alan Matz

Mr. Alan

Alex Matz