Refugee Chapter 1-9 Comprehension Questions

Josef is a Jewish boy from what country?

Someone who is forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster is called a

Isabel is a girl from what Country?

Mahmoud is a boy from what country?

On the night of Kristallnacht, why did the Nazis take Josef’s father into custody?

• He escaped the concentration camp

• He got on the boat without a ticket

• He practiced law when it was forbidden

• He was a spy

Why does Josef leave the Jewish car on the train?

• He was looking for somewhere to sit.

• He wanted to get his mother and sister some flowers.

• To see if anyone could tell that he was a Jew.

• He was looking for his father.

What was Mahmoud’s trick to survival?

• To confront bullies

• Hiding behind walls

• Daydreaming

• To be invisible

What nickname did Isabel give her grandfather?

• Chabela

• Papi

• Lito

• Abuelito

Why did Isabel’s father have to leave Cuba right away?

• He was very sick.

• He had a secret message to give the U.S. government.

• He had thrown a bottle at police during a riot.

• He was a baseball player and had to be in the U.S. to “tryout”

What risky choice did Josef make on the train?

• Took off his Star of David armband

• Yelled at a Nazi soldier

• Wrote a letter to the president

• Snuck into another car to see his father