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WorksheetsInterview with Alan Gratz - author of Refugee
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Who was on the MS St. Louis?
300 Jewish immigrants
900 Jewish immigrants
950 German immigrants
Capt. Bluebeard
Why were they escaping Germany?
Low wages
The job market
Religious persecution
Personal reasons
Where was the MS St. Louis going?
Norway
France
Switzerland
Cuba
What countries turned away the MS St. Louis? Select all that apply.
Cuba
The United States
Holland
Canada
What happened to most of the immigrants after they were turned back to Germany?
They ended up in concentration camps
They gained their freedom
They escaped to Switzerland
They returned to their homes
How many Syrians have lost their homes in the recent Syrian civil war?
More than 1,000
More than 5,000
More than 1 million
More than 11 million
How many people have left Syria, looking for a safe place to live?
75,000
5 1/2 million
2 million
500,000
Whose story was it most difficult for Gratz to write, and why?
Mahmoud, because it's going on now and he had to research using current newspaper articles
Isabel, because she's female and Gratz is male
Josef, because his story was oldest
Josef, because Gratz is German
