WorksheetsRefugee Comprehension Check Part 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Josef’s father did not attend his Bar Mitzvah because-
He fell asleep
He was afraid it was a trap
He was too sad
Because the crew would not take down the picture of Adolf Hitler
When Isabel’s family was making predictions of what the United States, or El Norte would be like, they expected all of the following things from their new home except:
Being able to travel anywhere you want any time you want to
Shelves full of food in the grocery stores
Being able to vote for whoever they wanted to for president
No more getting thrown in jail for disagreeing with the government
What did Mahmoud buy for Waleed in the refugee camp in Turkey
A hackey sack
A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figure
A watch
A baseball cap
Why can’t Isabel’s family return to Cuba?
Because her mom is going to have the baby
Because they don’t have enough gasoline
Because they will arrest her father
Because their boat is sinking
When Mahmoud’s family can’t find a hotel room, where do they sleep?
In a park
Under a bridge
In an abandoned car
In a yogurt shop
What surprised Josef at the funeral?
The old man had no family
His dad protested the German flag
The captain said the prayer
Everyone ripped their sleeves
Aaron Landau was released from the concentration camp in Dachau on one condition:
Leave the country within 14 days
Hand over all of his money and possessions to the Nazi Party
Wear a yellow armband identifying him as a Jew at all times
Give up his Jewish religion and join the Nazi party
Kristallnacht is also referred to as-
The German Invasion
Dachau Night
The Night of Broken Glass
The Crystal Clear Night
The people of Cuba began to starve after they were no longer receiving aid from which country?
USA
Russia
Germany
England
What happens when Mahmoud runs out into the street?
He gets hit by a car
He loses his sisters life jacket
A man in a BMW yells at him saying, “Go back to your own country!”
An old man offers them a place to sleep
Why does Isabel’s father, Papi, argue with Lito about lighting a fire?
Papi doesn’t want to waste their supplies
Papi doesn’t want to be seen because then they will be ‘rescued’ and taken back to Cuba
There isn’t enough room on the boat for a fire
The smoke will be bad for Isabel’s pregnant mother to breathe
When Senior Castillo falls overboard who jumps in the water to save him?
Ivan
Papi
Isabel
Lito
Every day the smugglers give Mahmoud’s family many reasons for why the boat will not be leaving. All of the following excuses were made except:
The weather is too bad
The captain hadn’t arrived yet
The Turkish Coast Guard is patrolling
The boat wasn’t ready
Why did the Havana Port Authority examine the passengers of the USS St. Louis?
They were checking to make sure that no one was sick
They were looking for smugglers
They were looking for contraband
They were looking for an escaped prisoner
Why do the refugees on the raft headed for Greece decide not to turn back when the weather starts to get bad?
Because they will have nowhere to sleep in Izmir
Because they don’t have enough money to try for another boat
Because they will be arrested
Because they don’t want to get caught by the Coast Guard
