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WorksheetsRefugee by Alan Gratz (to Ch. 31/p. 183)
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 53mins
What are the three main settings of the novel?
Berlin, Germany;
Havana, Cuba; Aleppo, Syria
Sopron, Hungary;
Holguin, Cuba; Aleppo, Syria
Florida, USA; Havana, Cuba; Damascus, Syria
Berlin, Germany; Moscow, Russia;
Istanbul, Turkey
The ruling dictator of Cuba from 1976-2008:
Adolf Hitler
Fidel Castro
Brashar Al-Assad
Jose Cuervo
What is the name of the ship Josef's family will travel on?
USS Minnow
MSS Mayflower
USS St. Louis
Titanic
What does Isabel trade her trumpet for?
she trades her trumpet for gasoline and her cat's safety
she trades her trumpet for food and water
she trades her trumpet for books and candy
she trades her trumpet for money
Where does Mahmoud's family plan to go?
Mahmoud's family plans to go to Turkey.
Mahmoud's family plans to go to Florida.
Mahmoud's family plans to go to Havana.
Mahmoud's family plans to go to Aleppo.
“Head down, hoodie up, eyes on the ground. Be unimportant. Blend in. Disappear. That was how you avoided the bullies.”
(a)
"I'll be a man soon enough," (a) told them."I'll be a man in six months and eleven days."
"I want to play baseball for the New York Yankees."
(a)
"I traded my trumpet," (a) confessed. "For the gasoline."
What is Aaron Landau's main conflict?
human vs nature
human vs self
human vs society
human vs human
Why is the clave so important to Isabel?
she can't hear it and it represents her Cuban heritage
she can hear it and it represents the freedom of the Cuban people
she can't hear it and it represents her favourite Cuban artist
she loves listening to it and dancing
What is the most important item Mahmoud's family will not be able to travel without?
phone to show them maps/GPS system
money to buy food and shelter
clothes to keep them warm
car to travel long distances
What celebration is Josef looking forward to?
his Bar Mitzvah
the celebration of Hanukkah
the celebration of Easter
celebrating Ramadan
What happens to Mahmoud's apartment building?
Mahmoud's apartment building is bombed and destroyed
Mahmoud's apartment building is being renovated
Mahmoud's apartment building catches fire and burns down
Mahmoud's apartment building is raided by the Syrian Army
What does Josef try to buy on the train?
a newspaper and candy
a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
bread and water
a comic book
What is the name of the uprisings that spread through the Middle East?
Arab Spring
Nazi Revolution
Cuban Revolution
Middle East Spring
Why were the passengers on the "St. Louis" angry after arriving in Cuba?
they weren't allowed off the ship
they were taken to a camp for Jews
the crew had abandoned them
all the kids were taken off the boat, but not the adults
Why did Mahmoud feel terribly guilty?
he lost Rasha in a crowd outside the sports stadium
he told Tarek the wrong location of where to meet
he left the bag of Joram's medicine at the railway station
he convinced someone on another dinghy to take Hana
Why did Isabel's family decide to leave Cuba?
the military was drafting men for war
a hurricane wiped out part of the island
there was very little available food and rioting in the cities
prisoners were being released from jail
What happened to Mahmoud and his family as they were leaving Syria?
their belongings were stolen
his mother went into labor
a soldier inside their car was shot
his brother had a panic attack
What did Isabel do to help her family leave Cuba?
sold her trumpet for gasoline
asked her best friend Sara if they could share her boat
helped her father escape from Jail
convinced her brother to sell his guitar
What tone or mood is the author trying to convey at the end of each chapter?
fear
sadness
suspense
desperation
Which main character is from Cuba in 1994?
Josef
Isabel
Mahmoud
Which main character lives in Nazi Germany in 1938?
Josef
Isabel
Mahmoud
Which main character is from Syria in 2015?
Josef
Isabel
Mahmoud
Which character has a 10 year old brother named Waleed?
Josef
Isabel
Mahmoud
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.
Why did Schiendick and the 2 Nazi firemen 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
to plant a bomb in Josef's room
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 from religious persecution
All three choices
How does Josef lose his best friend?
friend moves away
friend becomes a Hitler Youth
school yard fight
artillery attack
What did Isabel's friend Ivan, and his family, do in secret?
host neighborhood meetings at their home
give medicine to friends
build a raft
Mahmoud's entire family survived the missile strike and are trying to leave Syria?
True
False
Mahmoud, one of the protagonists, is being forced out of his home because of what?
Genocide
Aliens
Civil War
A Depression
What does Ivan's family use as the material for the bottom of their boat, which they find rather ironic and 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 does Otto Schiendick try to do to the body of Professor Wells at Wells' funeral?
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 year did Isabel's story take place?
2015
1994
1939
What year did Mahmoud's story take place?
2015
1994
1929
A possible theme across all 3 stories is ...
fear
desperation
determination
betrayal
“Fight against the impossible and win, Isabel told herself.”
This phrase gives Isabel a sense of ______?
Hope
Cautiousness
Anger
Excitement
Alan Gratz
JK Rowling
Neil Gaiman
Jerry Spinelli
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.
"CRACK! BANG! Josef Landau shot straight up in his bed..."
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"...the ocean was alive... a living creature itself.”
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“The tanker emerged from the darkness like some giant leviathan come to swallow them.”
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"The heartbeat of Cuba..."
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What TWO figures of speech are in this example?
"The air seemed to crackle around them like static from a radio."
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"Josef's skin crawled."
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"The air was full of dust, and it scratched and tore at his throat as it went down."
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"This journey was a song..."
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