Refugee Review pgs. 30-48

How many siblings does Mahmoud have?

• One

• Two

• Three

• None

Answer explanation

Mahmoud has a younger brother named Waleed and a baby sister named Hana

What happened after Mahmoud and Waleed finish their afternoon prayer?

• Their mother asks them to make dinner.

• They get into a fight about who will do the dishes later.

• Someone knocks loudly on their door.

• Their apartment is bombed.

Answer explanation

They hear a loud explosion and realize that the outside wall of their apartment is gone!

What TV show does Waleed like to watch?

• Spongebob Squarepants

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

• Powerpuff Girls

• Teen Titans

Answer explanation

Waleed sits like a zombie while watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

What happens when the Hitler Youth takes Josef aside?

• The Hitler Youth gives Josef a warning and lets him go

• The Hitler Youth beats Josef up

• The Hitler Youth writes Josef's name down on a report

• The Hitler Youth threatens to send Josef to a concentration camp

Answer explanation

"The boy thrust the armband at Josef's chest. 'Put that on. And don't EVER do that again,' the Hitler Youth told Josef. 'Do you understand?'" pg. 34

What is different about Josef's father?

• He is very thin

• His hair has been shaved

• He is acting paranoid

• All are correct

Answer explanation

"The shabby man who lurched from the shadows looked like an escapee from a mental asylum was Josef's father, Aaron Landau." pgs. 36

Why is Josef's father hesitant to get on the ship?

• He is afraid the boat will sink

• He is worried the Nazis are tricking them

• He forgot something important at home

• He thought he saw a rat crawl across the railing

Answer explanation

"'It's a trick,' Papa said when the door was closed. He glanced around the little cabin like the walls were closing in. 'They'll come for us soon enough.'" pg. 39

True or False: Isabel's mom is pregnant.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

"Mami was very pregnant--she was due in a week's time..." pg. 40

What is the "Wet Foot, Dry Foot" policy?

• Cuban refugees are only allowed to stay in the US if the make it to shore

• Cuban refugees must wear shoes in order to stay in the US

• Cuban refugees are not allowed into the US at all

• All Cuban refugees were welcome to stay in the US

Answer explanation

"The Americans had a new policy everyone called 'Wet Foot, Dry Foot.' If Cuban refugees were caught with 'wet feet', they were sent to the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, at the southern end of Cuba...But if they managed to survive the trip across the Straights of Florida...and actually set foot on United States soil...they were granted special refugee status..." pg. 41

What surprising information does Isabel's family hear on the news?

• That Fidel Castro has been shot

• That American soldiers are coming to protect them

• That Castro is now allowing Cubans to leave without punishment

• That the Cuban government is providing everyone with extra food

Answer explanation

"'...we are suspending all obstacles so that those who wish to leave Cuba may do so legally, once and for all. We will not stand in their way.'" pg. 43

How does Isabel get gasoline for the Castillo's boat?

• She steals it

• She sells her trumpet and the kitten to a fisherman

• She offers to clean the fisherman's garage

• She traded her family's television to a neighbor

Answer explanation

"She held out the trumpet. Isabel regretted that its brass was a little tarnished, but it was the most valuable thing she owned. The fisherman HAD to take it in trade." pg. 46

"'Oh, and you have to take the kitten too.' She held the wiggling creature out to him..." pg. 47