Unit 5 Quiz

Which quote is the BEST example of how a government dehumanized Ajida and her family?

• "More than 8,000 came the same month that we did to join the camps that were already overcrowded" (172).

• "We were given a plastic sheet and several bamboo sticks. As we set up our own plastic tent" (169).

• "The Bangladeshi government gives us rice and lentils" (173).

• "Our group made a path through the jungle and only traveled at night" (171).

What job did the Love Army give Ajida?

• Teacher for the refugee children

• Nurse at the refugee camp

• Cleaner with the Love Army

• Making stoves for other refugees

Which quote BEST shows why people look away from human tragedy?

• "We knew that Bangladesh was our neighboring country and that it is Muslim" (171).

• "So many people had been killed, and everything had been destroyed" (170).

• "A Bangladeshi man took us on his boat for a fee" (171).

• "Bangladesh does not allow the Rohingya to leave these camps. If we tried, we would be arrested" (173).

Who is Marie Claire's "American mom"?

• Christine

• Ajida

• Jennifer

• Jessica

Marie Claire graduates from an American high school.

• True

• False

Which quote BEST describes how people turn away from human tragedy?

• "4.25 million are internally displaced in the Congo" (143).

• "I spoke no English and very little Nyanja, the local language" (144).

• "They wanted to interview everyone in our extended family" (148).

• "They would shout as us in the streets, 'Go back to your country! Why are you here?'" (143).

What type of figurative language is being used in the following line of the poem?

"We are your tumbling weeds, hurling cars, flooding banks"

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Which quote BEST support the claim: People look away from human tragedy because they lack empathy and understanding.

• "We can teach you... You would learn so much: you would never ever say lock us up."

• "The country that accepts refugees does not want us."

• "What happened to kindness to strangers?"

• "We have been running for so long."

Which quote BEST shows an example of how refugees have been treated like animals?

• "We are tired. We want to rest."

• "Give them food and school and a new set of clothes."

• "Why do we have to be herded like prisoners?"

• "Our eyes are dry. Our breath needs washing."

What is the difference between a refugee and an immigrant?