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  • What happened to Josef and his mother at the end of the story?
    England
    concentration camp
    Switzerland
  • Why did Isabel's family have a hard time getting out of the tanker's way?
    They were busy eating.
    They were trying to get a shark out of the boat.
    The engine stopped.
    They didn't think they needed to move.
  • Josef's father punched someone during the funeral.
    False
    True
  • A Storm Trooper is what...
    A German specialist soldier
    A European specialist soldier
    A Jewish specialist soldier
  • Mahmoud is from which Middle East country?
    Syria
    Iran
    Iraq
    Egypt
  • Ruthie had a stuffed animal. What type of animal was it?
    puppy
    bunny
    unicorn
    horse
  • After the car was shot, what did Mahmoud's dad go back to the car to get?
    Phone
    Wallet
    Shoes
    Money
  • 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.
    personification
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    simile
  • 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 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
    simile
    personification
    hyperbole
    metaphor
  • The man who offered to let Mahmoud's family stay in his car dealership was also a refugee.
    True
    False
  • What was the large object storming toward Isabel's family?
    Police boat
    Tanker
    Whale
    Rock
  • What is the first country Mahmoud and his family entered after they left Syria?
    Turkey
    Cuba
    Egypt
    Germany
  • What does Lito regret?
    He regrets not letting the Jewish passengers from MS. St. Louis into Cuba.
  • Isabel was 11. Josef and Mahmoud were both 12 at the start of the book. True or false.
    False
    True
  • What did the German crewman want to wrap the body in?
    Nazi flag
    American flag
    dirty blanket
    Towels
  • How old was Josef when he had his Bar Mitzvah?
    11
    12
    14
    13
  • Which word did Alan Gratz use to describe the tanker?
    mammoth
    boat
    leviathan
    large
  • Of the 3 characters, Josef's story is the earliest in history. True/False
    False - 1990s
    True - 1930s
    False - 2012
  • The author of Refugee is
    Alan Gratz
    Mr. Alan
    Alan Matz
    Alex Matz
  • There was food rationing in Cuba. What did this mean?
    There wasn't enough food.
    There was too much food
  • How did Ivan die?
    shark bite
    drowning
    malnutrition
  • Where did Mahmoud and his family sleep when the hotels were full?
    In the street
    On the ground at the park
    In their car
    In a mall
  • What was the name of the captain of the SS. St. Louis?
    Barry D'Alive
    Aaron Landau
    Stan Dup
    Gustav Schroeder
  • Who was the leader of the group that attempted to take over the MS St. Louis?
    Josef
    Schiendick
    Aaron
    Pozner
  • What type of figurative language is it? The ocean beat at Isabel trying to eat her alive.
    metaphor
    personification
    hyperbole
    simile
  • Isabel dove into the water to save Senor Castillo.
    False
    True
  • Josef's father did not pass the medical examination.
    True
    False
  • Where did Josef and his family end up when disembarking off the MS St. Louis?
    Germany
    England
    France
    Belgium
  • What killed the man who fell on Mahmoud in the back seat of the car?
    Bullet wound to the back
    Bullet wound to the head
    Bullet wound to the neck
    Bullet wound to the chest
  • 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.
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    personification
    Simile
  • Isabel is from which Cuban city?
    Santa Clara
    Havana
  • What type of figurative language is it? On their boat, Isabel’s family and the Castillos were trapped in their own sinking prison.
    personification
    simile
    metaphor
    hyperbole
  • When everyone is dancing on Isabel's boat, the chapter ends with something wrong with the boat. What's wrong?
    A shark appeared.
    A storm came.
    It started to sink.
    The motor stopped.
  • What was "Wet Foot - Dry Foot"?
    If Cubans were caught in the ocean, the were safe
    If Cubans made it to land, they were sent back to Cuba
    If Cubans made it to land, they were safe
    If Cubans were caught in the ocean, the were sent back
  • What is the name of the ship Josef and his family are on?
    MS St. Francis
    MS St. Petersburg
    MS St. Louis
    MS St. Mary
  • What type of figurative language is it? But the hatred had followed them even here, to the middle of the ocean.
    simile
    metaphor
    personification
    hyperbole
  • Which character was worried about his/her family member having a medical examination?
    Josef
    Isabel
    Mahmoud
  • What word did the Cubans keep telling the people on board the MS St. Louis?
    Hasta la vista
    manana
    Hola
    Buenos dios
  • What was Josef's father not allowed to practice in Germany?
    Medical
    Aviation
    Law
    Finance
  • The two men in Mahmoud's family car were arguing over which map apps?
    Google Maps vs. Bing Maps
    Bing Maps vs. Apple Maps
    Apple Maps vs. Mapquest
    Google Maps vs. Apple Maps
  • What is Mahmoud's brother's name?
    Waleed
    Thomas
    Caio
    Diyar
  • When Josef's dad finally left his cabin, where did he go?
    He was hungry.
    He attended a funeral.
    He needed to walk around.
    He was thirsty.
  • At Josef's Bar Mitzvah, 10 men were needed for something important. What was this group called?
    mitzvah
    minyan
  • What is the name of Isabel's younger brother?
    Mariano
  • What type of figurative language is it? His heart was pounding so hard he thought it would burst right out of his chest.
    metaphor
    personification
    simile
    hyperbole
  • What was the Havana baseball team called?
    Havana Heros
    Industriales
    The Havana Yankees
    Havana Tigers
  • Which character was going to stay with his/her family in a stranger's car dealership office?
    Josef
    Mahmoud
    Isabel
  • How did Mahmoud's family get to Austria towards the end?
    They walked.
  • What does Isabel lose in the storm?
    Her trumpet
    Gasoline
    Her suitcase
    Medicine
  • What does manana mean?
    today
    yesterday
    never
    tomorrow
  • How is Josef's story connected to Isabel's story?
    Lito was the one that saved Josef's father when he jumped overboard!
  • Who jumped in after Senor Castillo?
    Luis
    Isabel
    Lito
    Senora Castillo
  • The first chapter was on which character?
    Mahmoud
    Isabel
    Josef
  • What was the main cause of Aaron Landau's mental health stress?
    He was hungry.
    The boat was too crowded.
    What he saw and experienced in the concentration camp.
    What he saw on the news.
  • How is Mahmoud's story connected to Josef's story?
    Ruthie is Mahmoud's host family in Germany.
  • What is the last name of the Syrian leader?
    Churchill
    Assad
    Castro
    Hitler
  • At the beginning of the book, Mahmoud felt...
    Happy
    Invisible
    Quiet
    Optimistic
  • Who has the most siblings?
    Isabel
    Josef
    Mahmoud
  • Who flirted with Amara
    Senor Castillo
    Luis
    Lito
    Ivan
  • What type of figurative language is it? They were drowning in tears.
    personification
    simile
    hyperbole
    metaphor
  • Who was the leader of Cuba when Isabel fled?
    Hugo Chavez
    Fidel Castro
    Che Guevara
    Fidel Montana
  • What type of figurative language is it? Mahmoud’s hands went from numb to on fire!
    simile
    hyperbole
    personification
    metaphor
  • What is Josef's father's name?
    Aaron
    Larry
    John
    Bob
  • What type of figurative language is it? The motor purred to life.
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    simile
    personification
  • Why did Cuba hit Rock-Bottom?
    People stole everything from Cuba
    The Soviet Union had fallen
    The United States stopped supplying them.
    Russia had fallen
  • Which character is involved in a boat crash?
    Ruthie
    Josef
    Mahmoud
    Isabel
  • What did Lito do to sacrifice himself?
    He crashed the boat.
    He jumped off the boat.
    He ran to shore.
    He yelled while on the boat.
  • Who did Mahmoud give away when they were in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea?
    Youssef
    Fatima
    Mahmoud
    Hana
  • What is the name of Ruthie's stuffed bunny?
    Bits
    Bunbun
    Benny
    Bitsy
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