Refugee Pages 1-269 Review

In what year does Josef’s story begin?

• 1933

• 1945

• 1938

• 1950

Why does Josef’s family decide to leave Germany?

• They want to travel the world

• His father was arrested and released by the Nazis

• Josef’s mother gets a job in Cuba

• They are invited to America

What is Isabel’s biggest motivation for leaving Cuba?

• She wants to become a famous musician

• Her father is in danger of being arrested

• She wants to visit her grandmother in Miami

• She is trying to escape a war

What do Isabel and her family use to escape Cuba?

• A small fishing boat

• A homemade raft

• A cruise ship

• An abandoned airplane

Mahmoud and his family flee Syria because of what event?

• A bombing destroys their home

• His father loses his job

• His mother becomes ill

• He is drafted into the army

Where does Mahmoud’s family hope to seek refuge?

• The United States

• Germany

• Turkey

• Greece

What happens to Josef’s father on the MS St. Louis?

• He jumps overboard

• He becomes the ship’s doctor

• He is arrested for trying to escape

• He dies from an illness

What does Isabel trade for gasoline before leaving Cuba?

• Her trumpet

• Her necklace

• Her father’s watch

• Her family’s radio

How does Mahmoud’s family cross from Turkey to Greece?

• On a smuggler’s boat

• By swimming

• On a cruise ship

• By airplane

What difficult decision does Mahmoud’s mother have to make in the water?

• She lets go of her baby to save her

• She abandons her husband

• She swims back to Syria

• She throws their belongings overboard