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Interview with Alan Gratz - author of Refugee

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was on the MS St. Louis?

a)

300 Jewish immigrants

b)

900 Jewish immigrants

c)

950 German immigrants

d)

Capt. Bluebeard

2.

Why were they escaping Germany?

a)

Low wages

b)

The job market

c)

Religious persecution

d)

Personal reasons

3.

Where was the MS St. Louis going?

a)

Norway

b)

France

c)

Switzerland

d)

Cuba

4.

What countries turned away the MS St. Louis? Select all that apply.

a)

Cuba

b)

The United States

c)

Holland

d)

Canada

5.

What happened to most of the immigrants after they were turned back to Germany?

a)

They ended up in concentration camps

b)

They gained their freedom

c)

They escaped to Switzerland

d)

They returned to their homes

6.

How many Syrians have lost their homes in the recent Syrian civil war?

a)

More than 1,000

b)

More than 5,000

c)

More than 1 million

d)

More than 11 million

7.

How many people have left Syria, looking for a safe place to live?

a)

75,000

b)

5 1/2 million

c)

2 million

d)

500,000

8.

Whose story was it most difficult for Gratz to write, and why?

a)

Mahmoud, because it's going on now and he had to research using current newspaper articles

b)

Isabel, because she's female and Gratz is male

c)

Josef, because his story was oldest

d)

Josef, because Gratz is German