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Refugee Chapters 1-9 Quiz

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of REFUGGE?

a)

Jason Reynolds

b)

Alan Gratz

c)

Angie Thomas

d)

Karen McManus

2.

Someone who is forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster is called a ____________.

a)

immigrant

b)

migrant

c)

refugee

d)

slave

3.

Difference between migrant and a refugee?

a)

they both want safety and a better opportunity

b)

the government only protects refugees

c)

a refugee wants a better opportunity while a migrant wants safety

d)

a migrant wants a better opportunity while a refugee wants safety

4.

Where is Josef's family from?

a)

Germany

b)

Syria

c)

Cuba

d)

United States of America

5.

In what year does Josef's story occur?

a)

1765

b)

1938

c)

1994

6.

Who is the dictator of Germany at this time?

a)

Basshar al-Assad

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Adolf Hitler

7.

Where is Isabel's family from?

a)

Germany

b)

Syria

c)

Cuba

d)

United States of America

8.

In what year does Isabel's story occur?

a)

1938

b)

1994

c)

2015

9.

Who is the dictator of Cuba at this time?

a)

Basshar al-Assad

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Adolf Hitler

10.

Where is Mahmoud's family from?

a)

Germany

b)

Syria

c)

Cuba

d)

United States of America

11.
Syria is in what part of the world?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Middle East
d)
Asia
12.

In what year does Mahmoud's story occur?

a)

1994

b)

2002

c)

2015

13.

Who is the dictator of Syria at this time?

a)

Bashar al-Assad

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Adolf Hitler

14.

Each chapter ends with a __________?

a)

flash forward

b)

flashback

c)

cliffhanger

d)

foreshadowing

15.

Who broke into Josef's home?

a)

thieves looking for cash

b)

Nazis who came to warn them

c)

Nazis who took his father away

d)

The neighbors looking for refuge

16.

Why is Josef persecuted by the Nazis?

a)

He is Jewish.

b)

He is handicap.

c)

He is male.

d)

He is Muslim.

17.

What is the name of Josef's younger sister?

a)

Hannah

b)

Ruth

c)

Isabel

18.

Josef's family has to ___________

a)

Leave their country

b)

Register with the government

c)

Find another apartment

d)

Go to the concentration camp now

19.

Papa would be released from the concentration camp as long as:

a)

he swore off his religion

b)

he joined the brownshirts

c)

he left the country

d)

he paid a ransom

20.

Josef's father plans to _________

a)

meet them in Cuba

b)

meet them at the ship

c)

meet them on the train

d)

Run away from the concentration camp

21.

While on the train, people only knew Josef and his family were Jewish because they: __________ & __________.

a)

looked like the pictures of Jews & smelled badly.

b)

had a J tattooed on them & a Star of David.

c)

wore armbands with the Star of David & sat in a compartment labeled J.

d)

wore coats & were separated from everybody else.

22.

Where do Josef and his family plan to travel to?

a)

Cuba

b)

America

c)

England

d)

Syria

23.

What happened to Josef's best friend Klaus?

a)

He died in the concentration camp

b)

He was arrested

c)

He joined the Hitler Youth

d)

He became Jewish after the war

24.

What is the name of the ship Josef and his family sail on?

a)

St. Mary

b)

Grand Rapids

c)

Santa Maria

d)

St. Louis

25.

What did Josef's father look like when they saw him for the first time since he was taken to the concentration camp?

a)

A shabby man who looked like he escaped a mental institution

b)

The same man

c)

A strong man who spent his time doing physical labor

26.

What surprises Josef about most of the crew on the ship?

a)

They treat the Jews well.

b)

They don't work hard.

c)

They are all good men.

d)

They are determined to get to Cuba.

27.

Isabel is worried about Ivan because ___________

a)

He doesn't have enough food

b)

His baseball dream may not come home

c)

He is building a boat

d)

He is trying to run away from his dad

28.

Why is Isabell's family trying to flee Cuba?

a)

Cuba is in the midst of a Civil War.

b)

Cuba is under a communist government and there are little resources for the people.

c)

Cuba is a dangerous place to live because of storms.

d)

Cuba is persecuting Jewish people.

29.

Who seems to be the most determined to leave Cuba?

a)

Isabel's father

b)

Isabel's mother

c)

Ivan

d)

Isabel's grandfather

30.

While tourists may have pesos to spare, the locals mostly used:

a)

American dollars

b)

booklets and stamps

c)

pesos as well

d)

none of the above

31.

What does Isabel call her grandfather?

a)

Papi

b)

Lito

c)

Mariano

d)

Grandpa

32.

What causes the people to riot in Havana when Isabel, he father and grandfather are there?

a)

They don't want to go to war.

b)

They are frustrated with the Cuban dictator.

c)

They didn't like the music.

d)

None of the answers is correct.

33.

What happens to Papi at the riot?

a)

He is beaten by the police officer

b)

He is arrested

c)

He protects Lito from the officer

d)

He runs away from the riot

34.

Isabel was spared from a beating because:

a)

they felt uncomfortable hitting a girl.

b)

the police all evacuated to another location.

c)

Luis, Ivan's older brother grabbed the policeman's arm.

35.

Why does Isabel want to leave Cuba immediately?

a)

She wants to see America and to explore.

b)

Her mom is going to have a baby.

c)

She is afraid that her dad will get arrested.

d)

Her grandpa wants her to have "dry feet."

36.

What is the "Wet Foot, Dry Foot" policy?

a)

Any Cubans in poor health (i.e., foot fungus) cannot enter the United States.

b)

Cubans can only enter America via airplane, not by boat.

c)

Cubans on American land were granted special refugee status and allowed to remain in the US, but those caught be the US Coast Guard were sent back to Cuba.

d)

If Cubans knew how to swim, they could enter the United States. If they did not know how to swim, they were sent back to Cuba.

37.

Why were they so concerned about leaving for America now?

a)

They didn't want to get arrested

b)

Isabel's mom was pregnant

c)

There was a hurricane

d)

The CIA was investigating the President

38.

What did Isabel do to help her family leave Cuba?

a)

Work for a fisherman

b)

Turn herself in to the police

c)

Traded her trumpet

d)

Stole gas

39.

Mahmoud mostly prefers to ________________

a)

Act friendly

b)

Be responsible

c)

Blend in (be invisible)

d)

Act out

40.

Who is Waleed?

a)

Mahmoud's best friend

b)

Mahmoud's little brother

c)

Mahmoud's dad

d)

Mahmoud's oldest brother

41.

Who is Khali?

a)

Mahmoud's best friend

b)

Mahmoud's little brother

c)

Mahmoud's dad

d)

Mahmoud's oldest brother

42.

Mahmoud feels that you __________ make friends.

a)

Should

b)

Should not

43.

Khali was killed in a(n): ________

a)

airstrike

b)

shark attack

c)

shoot out

d)

robbery

44.

The missile hit Mahmoud's apartment just after he had finished _____________

a)

his homework

b)

eating dinner

c)

watching a television show

d)

his prayers

45.

What was Mahmoud's fathers job?

a)

A doctor

b)

A soldier

c)

An engineer

d)

A priest

46.

Where does Mahmoud's father want them to escape to?

a)

Germany

b)

America

c)

Cuba

d)

England