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WorksheetsRefugee Chapter 16 Somewhere on Atlantic (Pg 93-98)
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
"Bright sunlight streamed in through two dozen windows, offering a panoramic view of the vast blue-green Atlantic..."The word panoramic means
a narrow view surrounding the observer
a wide view surrounding the observer
a painful view of an observer
"wispy white clouds" The word wispy means
light and feathery
dark and heavy
It went "overnight from an obscure song the Nazis sang at rallies to the unofficial national anthem of Germany--and it was frightening." The word obscure means
well known
popular
not well known
"Welcome to the bridge, boys and girls," [Captain Schroeder] said. Choose the juxtaposition event used by the author to contrast 2 worlds on the ship.
"Jewish rats," Schiendick said, sneering at Josef and the other kids.
"The captain," Schiendick said...with disapproval.
Josef clinched his fists, and his ears burned hot.
Juxtaposition is when an author contrasts 2 opposite things placed closely together
False
True
At Josef's comment, "The captain pursed his lips..." The word pursed means
cut
loosen
tighten
"Welcome to the bridge," said the Captain. The word bridge means
the road across waterway
the ship's operation center
a bony part of your nose
Below decks Josef suddenly feels afraid of tight places. He feels
claustrophobic
agraphobic
aquaphobic
Below decks on the MS St. Louis is the opposite of
sadness and mourning
hatred and confinement
freedom and openness
Josef thinks, it was a different world below decks. It was
the exciting world
the real world
the Disney world
If below decks was a different world, the world of a, b and c decks was
utopia
dystopia
europa
Personification is when the author gives human quality to a non-living thing. An example of personification is
".Schiendick said, his voice dripping with disapproval."
"Josef clinched his fists, and his ears burned hot."
"hatred followed them even here to the middle of the ocean."
alliteration is when the author uses repeat consonant sounds in nearby words of a story. An example of alliteration is
three more in brass-buttoned blue jackets with gold bands at the cuffs and blue officer's caps with gold trim.
He felt like he was visiting an alien world.
"Two stewards were talking about it the other day," said Josef.
_________was "a thickset man with a bulbous nose bulldog cheeks and dark, heavy eyebrows."
Captain Schroeder
Schiendick
Petty Officer Jockl
Aaron Landau
Captain Schroeder gets angry when Josef asks
"Are we going full speed because we're racing two other ships to Cuba?"
"Are we going full speed because you bet that you could get to Cuba first?"
"Are you going full speed because Hitler's Gestapo is chasing after you?"
The Captain responds with the excuse
"We're just making the best possible speed because we have calm seas and a following wind."
"We're just making the best possible speed because this ship is capable of it."
Josef and the other kids are brought below the decks
as part of a tour of the ship arranged by one of the parents.
as part of a punishment for fooling around above decks.
as part of the captain's reaction to Josef's question.
Josef remembers Schiendick as
the man who congratulated him at his bah mitzvah and danced under the portrait of Hitler
the man who had been angry at the Shabbos service that the portrait of Hitler was removed.
"man with a bulbous nose...Schiendick" The word bulbous used to describe his nose means
short and narrow
long and thin
fat and round
Simile is a comparison using like or as. The author used simile in the following sentence.
The man staggered a little, bumping into things as he tried to make his way through the tight little room.
Josef felt like he was visiting an alien world.
In Chapter 16, from Josef's conversation with the Captain the reader infers
the Captain is not in a rush
the Captain likes sail ships fast
the Captain is hiding something
