Refugee Review pgs. 147-186

What do the Cuban police keep telling the passengers of the St. Louis?

• "Turn around"

• "Good Morning!"

• "Tomorrow."

• "Do you have a passport?"

Why do Schiendick and the fireman force Josef to take them to his cabin?

• They claim they need to search it for their safety.

• They think Josef has stolen valuables from other passengers.

• They have to search all of the cabins on the captain's orders.

• They are looking for a missing child who might be hiding in their room.

What happens once Schiendick and the other men arrive at the Landau's cabin?

• They take a quick look around then leave.

• They arrest Papa and take him to the bridge.

• They ransack the room; making a huge mess.

• Nothing. Josef does not allow them to come in.

What promise does Josef feel like he broke?

• Josef told his father if he were quiet the Nazis would leave him alone.

• Josef promised Ruthie he would take her swimming.

• Josef told his mother he would pick up his dirty clothes.

• Josef promised the captain he would stay out of trouble.

What does the storm remind Isabel of?

• The storm that killed her grandmother.

• How she used to watch rainstorms on the beach.

• Of her favorite song.

• The kitten she left behind.

What type of figurative language is this?

"The cold water was like a slap in Mahmoud's face."

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

What happened to the dinghy Mahmoud and his family were sailing?

• It crashed into some rocks and burst.

• It had a hole in it to begin with.

• There were too many people on it so it sank.

• It ran out of gas.

What does Mahmoud's dad realize about the life jackets?

• They are too small.

• They are fake.

• They do not have enough for everyone.

• They have holes in them.

True or False: Mahmoud hands his baby sister, Hana, to a stranger on another dinghy in order to save her life.

• True

• False

What happens when Josef's mother tries to get a sleeping draught for Josef's dad?

• The doctor refuses to give her anything.

• Josef's father refuses to take the medicine.

• The doctor makes Josef's mom take the medicine.

• The doctor is out of sleeping draughts.