Refugee Comprehension Check Part 2

Josef’s father did not attend his Bar Mitzvah because-

• He fell asleep

• He was afraid it was a trap

• He was too sad

• Because the crew would not take down the picture of Adolf Hitler

When Isabel’s family was making predictions of what the United States, or El Norte would be like, they expected all of the following things from their new home except:

• Being able to travel anywhere you want any time you want to

• Shelves full of food in the grocery stores

• Being able to vote for whoever they wanted to for president

• No more getting thrown in jail for disagreeing with the government

What did Mahmoud buy for Waleed in the refugee camp in Turkey

• A hackey sack

• A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figure

• A watch

• A baseball cap

Why can’t Isabel’s family return to Cuba?

• Because her mom is going to have the baby

• Because they don’t have enough gasoline

• Because they will arrest her father

• Because their boat is sinking

When Mahmoud’s family can’t find a hotel room, where do they sleep?

• In a park

• Under a bridge

• In an abandoned car

• In a yogurt shop

What surprised Josef at the funeral?

• The old man had no family

• His dad protested the German flag

• The captain said the prayer

• Everyone ripped their sleeves

Aaron Landau was released from the concentration camp in Dachau on one condition:

• Leave the country within 14 days

• Hand over all of his money and possessions to the Nazi Party

• Wear a yellow armband identifying him as a Jew at all times

• Give up his Jewish religion and join the Nazi party

Kristallnacht is also referred to as-

• The German Invasion

• Dachau Night

• The Night of Broken Glass

• The Crystal Clear Night

The people of Cuba began to starve after they were no longer receiving aid from which country?

• USA

• Russia

• Germany

• England

What happens when Mahmoud runs out into the street?

• He gets hit by a car

• He loses his sisters life jacket

• A man in a BMW yells at him saying, “Go back to your own country!”

• An old man offers them a place to sleep