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WorksheetsRefugee by Alan Gratz
Total questions: 87
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
What is the correct definition for a REFUGEE?
Someone who has been displaced by a hurricane or other natural disaster.
A person who has a war going on where they live.
Someone trying to escape for religious persecution.
All of the above.
Syria is in what part of the world?
Africa
Europe
Middle East (Western Asia)
America
In Josef's story, he loses his best friend. How?
moves away
Hitler Youth
school yard fight
artillery attack
Which main character lives in Nazi Germany in 1938?
Josef
Isabel
Mahmoud
Which main character is from Cuba in 1994?
Josef
Isabel
Mahmoud
Which main character is from Syria in 2015?
Josef
Isabel
Mahmoud
What is Isabel's friend Ivan and his family doing in secret?
hosting neighborhood meetings at their home
giving medicine to friends
building a raft
What does Josef do on the train that gets him into trouble?
He tells the conductor that he is Jewish.
He takes off his armband of the Jewish star.
He has a fit and breaks everything in sight.
Since Josef's family can not get into the US, they are headed to....
Cuba
England
Syria
Why did Mahmoud leave Syria?
The weather was bad
There is a war
His dad lost his job
Which character has a 10 year old brother named Waleed?
Josef
Isabel
Mahmoud
Which character is very skinny due to hunger, has a cat, and plays the trumpet?
Josef
Isabel
Mahmoud
Which character jumped in front of a policeman who was trying to hit her father (Papi)?
Josef
Isabel
Mahmoud
Whose apartment was hit by a missile?
Josef
Isabel
Mahmoud
How had Josef's father changed after he was arrested?
He was much nicer to his family.
He had gained wait while in the concentration camp.
He was very thin, had a shaved head, and acted scared.
Joseph's family is taking a ship called MS St. Louis to Cuba.
True
False
What did Isabel trade to get gasoline?
her trumpet
a necklace
medicine
Mahmoud's entire family survived the missile strike and are trying to leave Syria?
True
False
What do Josef, Ruthie, and their new friends do on the St. Louis?
Cry because they miss their homes
Play tricks on others on the ship
Lean over the rail and almost fall off the ship
What happened to Mahmoud's family as they tried to leave Syria?
They made friends with another family and followed each other.
Mahmoud's father was shot and killed.
Their car was hit by so much gunfire that they had to leave it.
Who did not attend Josef's bar mitzvah on the ship?
Ruthie
Jesef's mom
Josef's dad
What belongings do Mahmoud's family have with them?
1 change of clothes & a tent
money, papers, 2 phones, 2 phone chargers
a first aid kit and blankets
When Josef was on a tour of the St. Louis, what did Schiendick call the kids?
Jewish rats
ugly pickles
kind children
Does Lito (isabel's grandfather) have any family in Florida?
No, he lied and said that he did.
Yes, a brother named Guillermo
What did Josef do so that his father would stop acting crazy before the doctor reached them?
He was so embarrassed that he left.
He slapped his father across the face.
He prayed with his mom and Ruthie.
Who saved Senor Castillo from drowning?
Ivan
Luis
Isabella
Why did Schiendick and the 2 Nazi fireman come to Josef's room?
to destroy the room because Josef's dad tried to spit on Schiendick
to try to sit calmly with Josef's family and talk about getting along
They put a bomb in Josef's room.
What happened when a boat passed by Mahmoud's family while they were in the ocean?
The boat hit Waleed and he was sent flying.
Dad and Waleed grabbed onto the passing boat.
Mahmoud and his mom grabbed onto the passing boat.
Why couldn't Josef's mom help him with the dad?
She was too angry to help Josef.
She drank the sleeping medicine that she wanted to bring to her husband.
She won't stop crying.
What is the name of the ship that Josef is on?
St. Louis
Missouri
St. Paul
St. Nick
Why were they slowing the ship down that Josef was on?
They were running out of fuel
There was a tanker headed towards them
Someone had accidentally fallen overboard
Someone had died
Lito told Isabel that he had family in Miami. Who is this person?
Wife, Chabella
Brother, Guillermo
Sister, Francis
Son, Mariel
Where did Mahmoud's family have to stay waiting for a boat?
Park
Hotel
Mall
Outside
Who had fallen into the water from Isabel's boat?
Senor Castillo
Ivan
Mami
Luis
What does the saying, "Red sky at morning, sailors take warning." mean?
It would be a beautiful sunset for 3 days
It was raining
Calm Seas are ahead
A storm is coming
Isabel was suddenly awaken from what after saving Senor Castillo?
A dream of a giant monster coming for her
The sound of another boat
A huge wave that rocked the boat
Thunderstorm in the distance
Why does Mahmoud's family leave behind their car before they get to Turkey?
The streets are too chaotic and dangerous to drive
Their car is taken by soldiers
They run out of gas
It is destroyed during a gunfight between the rebels and the soldiers.
What has Ivan's family used as the material for the bottom of the boat? (The family finds this kind of funny)
a door from the Castillo's home
empty oil barrels with Russian words on them
a street sign painted with Fidel Castro's face
several flamingo shaped pool floats
What important event does Joseph celebrate during the first part of their journey on the ship?
his bat mitzvah
his sweet sixteen party
his first communion
his bar mitzvah
What does Otto Schiendick try to do at the funeral to the body of Professor Wells
he wants to stop the funeral because the professor is Jewish
he wants the body to be covered with a Nazi flag before it is buried at sea
he wants to burn the body in the boiler room of the ship
he wants to wait until they arrive in Cuba to bury his body
What happened to Isabel's grandfather?
He made it to Miami with the rest of the family.
He stayed behind in Cuba from the beginning.
He distracted the Coast Guard by jumping into the water and then got sent back to Cuba.
What year did Isabel's story take place?
2015
1994
1939
What year did Mahmoud's story take place?
2015
1994
1929
What year did Josef's story take place?
2015
1994
1939
Which character trait solely belongs to Mahmoud?
kindness
bravery
making himself invisible
selfless
The theme across all 3 stories is ...
fear
desperation
determination
betrayal
The girl could smell the fresh lavender as she glided through the beautiful garden of delicate flowers.
“Mahmoud felt gutted. It was all his fault.”
What does the word gutted mean in this quote?
happy
upset
uneasy
guilty
Which quote from the book best explains how Mahmoud’s mother is upset?
“My Hana is gone.”
“I gave my baby to a stranger,” Mahmoud’s mother howled.
“She lay back in the water, her face to the sky, and sobbed.”
“She’s safe now,“ Mahmoud told her. “Hana is out of the water.”
“Fight against the impossible and win, Isabel told herself.”
This phrase gives Isabel a sense of ______?
Hope
Cautiousness
Anger
Excitement
I. USA
II.Great Britain
III.France
IV.Belgium
V. Holland
What event motivates Josef to slap his father?
his father is falling asleep during a ceremony
his father is dumping out their suitcases
his father is panicking before a medical examination
his father can't wake up from a nightmare
After leaving her husband in Cuba, Josef's mother suddenly wants to dance all day long. How does she explain this change?
She wants to make the most out of every day that she can
She believes that dancing can keep one's problems away
She has a need to move, since she's been still for so long
She wants to get dressed up and celebrate going to the U.S.
Policemen shoot at Isabel's boat when it's leaving Cuba because
it's against the law to leave Cuba on a dinghy
Pap is wanted by the government
Senor Castillo had not registered the boat
Luis and Amara weren't allowed to leave Cuba
The author reveals a connection between Isabel's story and Josef's story when
Isabel plays "The Star Spangled Banner" for Lito
Lito explains his time as a policeman in Cuba
Papi fears they will be taken to Guantanamo
Evelyn and Renata are allowed to stay in Cuba
Mahmoud's father undergoes a change in his personality after
a taxi driver points a gun straight at him
the dinghy explodes when it hits the rocks
they have to move on and leave Hana behind
he is physically beaten by Hungarian guards
Mahmoud mainly inspires others when he
steps out in traffic to flag a car for help
walks out of the immigration detention center
begs the people on the dinghy to help Hana
prays on the deck of the ferry
What did the new American policy "Wet Foot, Dry Foot" mean for Isabel and her family?
Isabel's family had to have dry feet if they wanted automatic American citizenship.
Isabel's family had to be on American soil/land in order to be granted special refugee status
If Isabel's family were caught in the water by American Coast Guard, they would be taken back to Cuba to prision.
If Isabel's family were able to get on the beach of Florida then they would automatically become refugees until Castro was out of power.
Isabel's father wanted to leave Cuba. Which one is NOT a reason for his wanting to leave?
He wanted freedom from the dictator Castro
He was afraid of the policeman who threatened him in the riot.
Castro was allowing anyone who wanted to leave legally.
He didn't want his son to be born under a dictatorship.
Who dies at sea?
Mahmoud's father
Waleed
Ivan
Luis
Who said this?
"I wouldn't live in this awful country even if it was made of gold"
Mahmoud's father
Ruthie
Josef's father
Mahmoud
Which is not a central theme of the novel?
Friendship is one gift you should not take for granted.
It takes courage to act against injustice and prejudice.
A family's love and closeness helps keep them strong during difficult times.
Refugees must overcome many obstacles to survive.
The novel's closing words are "It felt like home." The author probably chose these words because:
to prove that Mahmoud ends up happy
to emphasize that a home is important to Mahmoud and the other refugees
to emphasize that Mahmoud has been 17 days from home
to provide the reason for Josef's death in the novel
Josef's story:
After leaving her husband in Cuba, Josef's mother suddenly wants to dance all day long. How does she explain this change?
She wants to make the most out of everyday that she can.
She believes that dancing can keep her problems away.
She has a need to move, since she's been still for so long.
She wants to get dressed up and celebrate going to the U.S.
Josef's story:
Near the book's end, the author uses the setting of an old schoolhouse to show that:
Life is good for them temporarily in the village of Vornay.
Ruthie has adjusted to a new life.
Josef and his family are still running from the Nazis.
The Nazis have now occupied all of Denmark and Belgium.
Isabel's story:
From the actions of the tourists in the Bahamas, we can infer that they are:
intelligent and friendly
wealthy and snobby
compassionate and generous
ignorant and judgemental
Isabel's story:
The author reveals a connection between Isabel's story and Josef's story when:
Isabel plays "The Star-Spangled Banner" for Lito.
Lito explains his time as a policeman in Cuba.
Papi fears that they will be taken to Guantanamo.
Evelyn and Renata are allowed to stay in Cuba.
