Refugee & Vocabulary Quiz, Week of September 18th

What does the word 'throng' mean?

• A. A large densely packed crowd of people

• B. A base of support

• C. A person who opposes official policy

• D. Very large, huge

What is the definition of 'pedestal'?

• A. A large densely packed crowd of people

• B. A base of support

• C. A person who opposes official policy

• D. Very large, huge

What is a 'dissident'?

• A. A large densely packed crowd of people

• B. A base of support

• C. A person who opposes official policy

• D. Very large, huge

Which word means 'very large, huge'?

• A. Throng

• B. Pedestal

• C. Dissident

• D. Enormous

What does the word 'ominous' mean?

• A. Giving the impression that something bad is going to happen

• B. A base of support

• C. A person who opposes official policy

• D. Very large, huge

What does it mean to 'splutter'?

• A. A large densely packed crowd of people

• B. A base of support

• C. To make a series of short, explosive spitting or choking sounds

• D. Very large, huge

What is the definition of 'eternity'?

• A. A large densely packed crowd of people

• B. A base of support

• C. A person who opposes official policy

• D. Infinite or unending time

What does the word 'squalid' mean?

• A. A large densely packed crowd of people

• B. A base of support

• C. A person who opposes official policy

• D. Extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect

When Josef left his father alone with his sleeping mother, what did his father do?

• He jumped overboard and into the ocean.

• He attended the funeral of Mr. Weiler.

• He found Ruthie playing in the pool.

• He went for a walk on the promenade.

What happened to Mahmoud's sister, Hana?

• She learned how to swim after the raft exploded.

• She drowned.

• Mahmoud and his mother gave her to the passengers of another raft.

• None of the answers are correct.