Refugee Quiz pages 147-163

What type of figurative language is this?

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

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

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What happened to the dinghy Mahmoud and his family were riding in?

• It crashed into some rocks and burst

• It had a hole in it

• There were too many people on it so it sank

• It ran out of gas

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What does the storm remind Isabel of?

• The storm that killed her grandmother

• How she used to watch rainstorms on the beach

• Her favorite song

• The kitten she left behind

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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

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What happens once Schiendick and the other men arrive at Josef'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

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

• "Turn around"

• "Good Morning!"

• "Tomorrow."

• "Do you have a passport?"

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

• They are too small

• They are fake

• The buckles are broken

• They have holes in them

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

• True

• False

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What strong metaphor is used to describe Isabel's life?

• Her life was a roller coaster

• Her journey was a hitchhiker's nightmare

• Isabel's life was a symphony

• She had a song as her life's metaphor

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What literary term is the following quote an example of: "The shrieking wind ripped roofs off houses and pulled palm trees straight out of the ground." (Refugee, 154)

• Onomatopoeia

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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