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Refugee By Alan Gratz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct definition for a REFUGEE?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

Someone trying to escape for religious persecution.

d)

All of the above.

2.

Josef is a Jewish boy from what country?

a)

Isreal

b)

Palestine

c)

Germany

d)

Syria

3.

Isabel is trying to get to the United States from where?

a)

Haiti

b)

Cuba

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Dominican Republic

4.
Syria is in what part of the world?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Middle East
d)
Asia
5.

What happened to Isabel's grandfather?

a)

He made it to Miami with the rest of the family.

b)

He stayed behind in Cuba from the beginning.

c)

He distracted the Coast Guard by jumping into the water and then got sent back to Cuba.

6.

What year did Josef's story take place?

a)

2015

b)

1994

c)

1939

7.

What year did Isabel's story take place?

a)

2015

b)

1994

c)

1939

8.

What year did Mahmoud's story take place?

a)

2015

b)

1994

c)

1929

9.

What happened to France shortly after Josef and his family moved there?

a)

France declared war on Germany.

b)

The Germans invaded France and France surrendered.

c)

The Germans became ally's with France.

10.

Check all that apply: Names used to describe Nazis

a)

shadows

b)

storm troopers

c)

Hitler Youth

d)

swastikas

11.

In Josef's story, he loses his best friend. How?

a)

moves away

b)

Hitler Youth

c)

school yard fight

d)

artillery attack

12.

Germans could tell a Jew by ___________.

a)

their nose

b)

how they dressed

c)

a star on their shirt

13.

How were Josef and Isabel's stories different?

a)

when they took place

b)

Hitler wanted Jews gone, Castro wouldn't let Cubans leave

c)

where they took place

d)

they weren't different

14.
There are 3 different plots to this story? 
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The Protagonist named Josef is a Jewish boy from what country?
a)
Isreal
b)
Palestine
c)
Germany
d)
Syria
16.
Isabel, one of the protagonist in the story, is trying to get to the United States from where?
a)
Haiti
b)
Cuba
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Dominican Republic
17.
What is the destination Mahmoud and his family are trying to get to?
a)
Lebannon
b)
Turkey
c)
United States of America
d)
Germany
18.
What does REFUGE mean?
a)
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
b)
A safe haven
c)
A used appliance
d)
A tropical storm
19.

How old was Josef when he had his Bar Mitzvah? It's the same for all Jewish boys.

a)

31

b)

14

c)

12

d)

13

20.
What word means this:
6 pointed figure that represents Jewish faith
a)
Square of Molly
b)
Star of David
c)
Circle of Will
d)
Power of God