The Refugee

Mahmoud's father's spirit finally broke at the end of chapter 45 :( What did it?

• They were robbed again

• They were processed, feeling demoralized

• He was beaten by a night stick

• He lost his wife

What is the name of the boat that Josef's riding on (a)  

• SS St. Montana

• SS St. Louis

• SS St. York

• SS St. Banana

What did Mahmoud do that he later felt very guilty about?

• He left his brother Waleed behind to be beaten by bullies.

• He lied to his father about stealing his money.

• He convinced a woman on another raft to take his little sister, Hana.

• He took food from another refugee to give to his mother.

At first, how did Mahmoud deal with tough situations?

• He got into fights.

• He tried to stay invisible.

• He talked to his parents.

• He wrote about it in his journal.

Refugees are people who...

• are paid to move to a new city.

• decide to move in search of work or more opportunities.

• are forced to move because of violence or persecution.

• don't need to leave their home.

Refugees are people who...

• Are paid to move to a new city

• decide to move in search of work or more opportunities

• are forced to move because of violence or persecution

• do not need to leave their home

What is a refugee?

• Someone who has lost their home due to war or disaster and needs help starting a new life in a different country

• Someone who must make long and difficult walks to ponds

• Someone who fights in a war

• Someone who starts his own business

What is the correct definition for a REFUGEE? Choose all that apply.

• Someone who has been displaced by a hurricane or other natural disaster.

• A person who has a war going on where they live which causes them to leave.

• Someone trying to escape for religious persecution.

• Someone who wants to go to another country to get a better job and make more money for his/her family.

How did the Germans greet Mahmoud and the other refugees when they finally arrived in Germany?

• They started a riot because they didn't want the refugees to enter.

• Mahmoud and the other refugees were brought to prison.

• They were welcoming and kind to the tired refugees.

• They didn't greet the refugees because they didn't notice them.

Why didn't Josef's father trust the Nazis on board the ship?

• He had been to a concentration camp where he saw Nazis torture other Jews.

• He heard them talk about throwing the captain of the ship overboard.

• He didn't like Nazis because they refused to attend Josef's bar mitzvah ceremony.

• He saw one of the Nazis put a sleeping draught into his wife's drink.