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WorksheetsRefugee (pgs 56-92)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Who are the two "policemen" who run towards Isabel & Ivan's boat?
Officer who want to stop them from leaving Cuba
The Castillo's oldest son and his girlfriend
Strangers desperate to escape the country
Isabel's older brother and his friend
What did Joseph celebrate on board?
His birthday
Bar Mitzvah
New Year
Passover
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
Asylum Seeker
Refugee
Internally Displaced Person (IDP)
Why did Mahmoud buy his brother, Wahleed, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?
Because he needed a birthday present for Wahleed
Because he hoped to get Wahleed excited about something.
Because Wahleed had lost all of his toys in the bombing of their home
Because Wahleed was obsessed with American toys
Choose 2 answers.
Mahmoud's father, Youssef, dove back into the car during gunfire to get _______ & _______.
bottled water.
their phone.
money.
the phone charger.
What Isabel wanted most in America was __________.
shelves full of food.
for her family to stay together.
a new job for her Papi.
a new trumpet and kitten.
What happened to the Castillo's boat as it left the coast of Cuba?
It capsized.
It was stopped by the police.
It started taking on water.
It made it safely off the coast.
Who refuses to attend Josef's Bar Mitzvah?
Aaron Landau
Rachel Landau
Ruth Landau
Josef Landau
Why does Isabel's family need to leave Cuba? (two answers)
Her father will be arrested.
Her family will be internally displaced persons.
Her family will starve.
Her house was destroyed.
Mahmoud's father needed what to enter the refugee camp?
money
food
paperwork
cell phone
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.
Which main character is from Syria in 2015?
Josef
Isabel
Mahmoud
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
What connection can be made about gunshots? Choose the two that go together.
Brownshirts shot at Josef and his family on Kristalnacht.
Police shot at Isabel and her family and friends because they were trying to leave Cuba.
Police shot at Luis and Amara as they ran to boat to leave Cuba because they were police and not allowed to leave the country.
Rebels shot at Mahmoud and his family as they were driving the car with soldiers in it, trying to leave Syria.
When the music stopped in Isabel's boat,
the boat sank in the water.
the boat motor stopped.
the family reached el Norte.
the police stopped Isabel's boat.
The Jewish men on the MS St. Louis wore what two articles of clothing?
yarmulkes
black coats
prayer shawls
shiny shoes
What did Isabel want from the United States?
a place where her family could be happy.
a spot on the New York Yankees baseball team.
an opportunity to vote.
the ability to travel anywhere she wants.
Isabel, one of the protagonist in the story, is trying to get to the United States from what Country of Origin?
Haiti
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
What is Mahmoud's family Country of Destination?
Lebannon
Turkey
United States of America
Germany
