Refugee Reading Quiz

Which building collapses right after Mahmoud's mother escapes it?

• His family's mosque.

• His family's apartment building.

• His family's temple.

• His school.

Who falls out of the boat that Isabel jumps in to save?

• Her mother

• Her father

• Her bestfriend

• Ivan's father

Who refuses to attend Josef's bar mitzvah?

• His father

• Pozner

• The Captain

• His sister, Ruthie

^{After her family decides to try to leave Cuba, what does Isabel trade for gasoline for the boat?}

• Canned food and water

• Ivan's baseball hat

• Her trumpet

• Her family's house

Where does Mahmoud's story begin?

• Cuba

• Syria

• Florida

• Turkey

Who does the MS. St. Louis leave behind in the Havana hospital?

• Josef's father

• Ruthie

• The captain of the ship

• Josef

Who does Mahmoud and his family end up living with at the end of the novel?

• Lito

• Isabel

• Ruthie, Josef's sister

• Their cousins

Where does Isabel's family accidentally land?

• Cuba

• Hawaii

• Puerto Rico

• The Bahamas

Isabel and her family see the lights of which city at the end of the book?

• Miami

• Port au Prince

• Havana

• San Juan

In which Country are Josef and his family given refuge?

• Cuba

• France

• Switzerland

• Italy