Refugee - Final Exam

What caused the crisis in Cuba?

• A. A war with the United States
• B. The collapse of the Soviet Union
• C. A major hurricane
• D. A deadly disease outbreak

Why must Isabel leave Cuba?

• A. Her father is in danger of being arrested
• B. She wants to join her brother in America
• C. Her family is being deported
• D. She is in trouble for speaking out against Castro

Why must Mahmoud leave Syria?

• A. His parents want him to study abroad
• B. He is drafted into the military
• C. His apartment is destroyed in an airstrike
• D. His dad got a job in Germany

Why must Josef leave Germany?

• A. His father is given an ultimatum—leave or go to a concentration camp
• B. His mother want to move closer to family in America
• C. His father has a job opportunity in Cuba
• D. He has been accepted into a school in Great Britain

What do Lito and Mahmoud’s father have in common as characters?

• A. They are both strict and decisive authority figures.
• B. They both try to run away from their problems.
• C. They both act as comic relief characters, lightening tense situations.
• D. They both believe that their families should have stayed in their home countries.

What profession did Lito say he had when he was younger?

• A. A fisherman
• B. A police officer
• C. A teacher
• D. A ship captain

What does the metaphor in the following sentence mean? "A life was a symphony, with different movements and complicated musical forms."

• A) Life has different stages, each with its own challenges and experiences.
• B) Life is always filled with music and happiness.
• C) Life is simple and follows the same pattern over and over.
• D) Life is chaotic and random, with no clear direction.

What sacrifice does Mahmoud make at the end of the chapter where his family's raft wrecked on the rocks and they were thrown into the ocean?

• A) He gives up his spot on a boat so his mother can board.
• B) He swims to shore alone, leaving his family behind.
• C) He begs a passing boat to take his baby sister.
• D) He refuses to leave his family, even when offered a place on a boat.

What literary device is used when Josef’s father recalls his experiences in Dachau?

• A) Foreshadowing
• B) Flashback
• C) Irony
• D) Symbolism

Where does Isabel’s family first land, mistakenly thinking they have reached the United States?

• A) Florida
• B) The Dominican Republic
• C) Cuba
• D) The Bahamas