Refugee Reading Check- Pages 216-269

After the St. Louis cannot dock in Cuba, where are they refused from next?

• Mexico

• The United States

• Europe

• Canada

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What does Josef do to symbolize saying goodbye to his father?

• He tears his shirt collar along the seam like he did at the funeral at sea.

• He throws sand overboard.

• He throws his father's clothing into the sea.

• He tears his pants like his did at the funeral at sea.

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What does Pozner want Josef to help him do?

• Be part of a minyan for another Bar Mitzvah.

• Stage a mutiny, so the captain runs the ship aground onto the Cuban coast.

• Stage a mutiny, so the captain runs the ship aground onto the American coast.

• Be a part of a minyan for another funeral service.

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After Josef and the other men storm the bridge, what does Captain Schroeder promise them?

• He will get them safely to America.

• He will do whatever he can to land in Europe.

• He will do whatever he can to land them in England.

• He will sail the ship around until Canada agrees to take the Jews.

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When Isabel's boat starts to REALLY SINK, how does she help to keep it afloat?

• She and Amara throw the motor overboard to lighten the load on the boat.

• She and Lito throw the motor overboard to lighten the load on the boat.

• She jumps overboard.

• She and Papi throw the motor overboard to lighten the load on the boat.

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Who tries to stop Isabel and her family in the ocean?

• The Cuba Coast Guard

• The United States Coast Guard

• The police

• The FBI

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What distracts the Coast Guard, so Isabel and her family have a chance to make it to the United States?

• A shark attack

• Another raft of Cuban refugees

• A strike of lightning in the sky

• Isabel's mom having her baby.

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How much money does the Serbian taxi driver insist that Mahmoud's family pay to continue their ride?

• 300 Euros

• 300 Dollars

• 1000 Euros

• 1000 Dollars

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"He choked on gas, his lungs seized up. He couldn't breathe. It was like he was drowning on land." What happened to Mahmoud?

• German soldiers threw tear gas canisters at the refugees.

• Hungarian soldiers threw tear gas canisters at the refugees.

• German soldiers threw powder at the refugees.

• Hungarian soldiers threw powder at the refugees.

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When Mahmoud regains normal breathing, where does he end up?

• Prison

• Serbia

• Immigration Detention Center

• Austria