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Refugee, Chapters 1-18

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waleed is

a)

Ivan's brother

b)

Josef's brother

c)

Mahmoud's brother

d)

Isabel's neighbor

2.

Lito is

a)

Ivan's grandfather

b)

Josef's father

c)

Mahmoud's father

d)

Isabel's grandfather

3.

Renata and Evelyne's father is

a)

Aaron Landau

b)

Dr. Aber

c)

Otto Scheindick

d)

Captain Schroeder

4.

Which character celebrates their Bar Mitzvah during the story?

a)

Josef

b)

Isabel

c)

Mahmoud

5.

Who is the owner of the boat Isabel's family takes to Miami?

a)

Lito

b)

Geraldo Fernandez

c)

Senor Castillo

6.

Amara is

a)

Isabel's sister

b)

Isabel's mother

c)

Luis's girlfriend

d)

Senor Castillo's granddaughter

7.

The novel is narrated from the point of view of

a)

a first-person narrator

b)

a second-person narrator

c)

a third-person narrator

d)

Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud

8.

The author uses plenty of figurative language in

Refugee mainly so the reader can

a)

imagine the setting

b)

understand feelings sights, and events more clearly

c)

practice understanding metaphors and similes

d)

make more inferences

9.

Which response best describes the novel's unique format?

a)

The chapters are short.

b)

The chapters alternate characters' stories.

c)

The chapters have subheadings.

d)

The book has 3 main sections.

10.

How old was Josef when he had his Bar Mitzvah? It's the same for all Jewish boys.

a)

31

b)

14

c)

12

d)

13

11.

Isabel's story happens in 1994. Mahmoud's dad had an iPhone. Did Isabel?

a)

Yes, everyone had an iPhone

b)

No, they hadn't yet been invented.

12.

What was 'Wet Foot-Dry Foot'?

a)

If Cubans were caught in the ocean, they were safe

b)

If Cubans were caught in the ocean, they were sent back

c)

If Cubans made it to land, they were safe

d)

If Cubans made it to land, they were sent back to Cuba

13.

Which of the following in an example of Onomatopoeia?

a)

Crash! Bang!

b)

Someone was in the house!

c)

"Mama" cried Josef "Papa"

14.

"Its tummy purred like an outboard motor" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

15.

"trying to hear the heartbeat of Cuba" is what type of figurative language?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Pun

c)

Hyperbole

16.

"heart in his throat" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Pun

17.

What inference can be drawn from the following sentence?

"Don't be so quick to grow up boy," the Brownshirt told Josef. "We'll come for you next."

a)

The Nazi's want Josef to join the Hitler Youth

b)

Josef and his family are not wanted in Germany anymore

c)

Josef misses his childhood

18.

What purpose does this line serve in the passage?

"It was easier to stay invisible"

a)

To describe how super powers make kids feel special

b)

to describe how Muhammad feels about living in Syria.

c)

To inform the reader about the political crisis in Syria

19.

What purpose does this line serve in the passage?

-Mahmoud couldn't remember the last time he'd seen his brother laugh, or cry, or show any emotion whatsoever.-

a)

To explain how the war has effected his younger brother

b)

To explain how watching tv all day has effected his younger brother

c)

To explain why it is important for young children to express their emotions

20.

What inference can be drawn from the sentence?

-Josef could barely walk. His legs were like lead, and his eyes lost their focus.-

a)

Josef is very tired

b)

Josef is very scared

c)

Josef is very excited

21.

What was the effect of Kristallnaught (the Night of Broken Glass) on Josef and his family?

a)

The event did not have any effect on them

b)

They felt like valued citizens

c)

They were not wanted in Germany anymore

22.

Mahmoud wants to be invisible. This was caused by what experience?

a)

He is afraid of his parents

b)

He struggles in school

c)

A beating he received from older boys

23.

Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion?

-Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps.-

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

24.

Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion?

-but they still looked grand to Isabel-

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

25.

Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion?

-It made his little brother look like a robot.-

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

26.

Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion?

-The old city, at the heart of Aleppo, was built in the 12th century.-

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

27.

What do the subheadings of each chapter tell the reader?

a)

Hold old the character is

b)

Where and when the story is taking place

c)

What day of the week it is

28.

Each characters story is told by using what pattern?

a)

cause and effect

b)

chronological order

c)

compare and contrast

29.

Why does the author tell the stories of 3 different children from different time periods and places?

a)

To compare and contrast the different experiences of refugees

b)

To show how problems always have solutions

c)

To inform the reader about current events

30.
Josef is a Jewish boy from what country?
a)
Isreal
b)
Palestine
c)
Germany
d)
Syria
31.
Isabel, one of the protagonist in the story, is trying to get to the United States from where?
a)
Haiti
b)
Cuba
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Dominican Republic
32.
Syria is in what part of the world?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Middle East
d)
Asia
33.

What is Isabel's friend Ivan and his family doing in secret?

a)

hosting neighborhood meetings at their home

b)

giving medicine to friends

c)

building a raft

34.

What does Josef do on the train that gets him into trouble?

a)

He tells the conductor that he is Jewish.

b)

He takes off his armband of the Jewish star.

c)

He has a fit and breaks everything in sight.

35.
Refugees are people who...
a)
Are paid to move to a new city
b)
decide to move in search of work or more opportunities
c)
are forced to move because of violence or persecution
d)
don't need to leave their home
36.

How had Josef's father changed after he was arrested?

a)

He was much nicer to his family.

b)

He had gained wait while in the concentration camp.

c)

He was very thin, had a shaved head, and acted scared.

37.

What did Isabel trade to get gasoline?

a)

her trumpet

b)

a necklace

c)

medicine

38.

Lito is

a)

Ivan's grandfather

b)

Josef's father

c)

Mahmoud's father

d)

Isabel's grandfather

39.

a rhythmic pattern used as a tool for temporal organization in Cuban music

a)

hijab

b)

clave

c)

communism

d)

dictator

40.

a person who rules the country with total authority

a)

hijab

b)

clave

c)

communism

d)

dictator

41.

 ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13 and can take part in religious activities

a)

hijab

b)

bar mitzvah

c)

communism

d)

dictator

42.

"Crack! Bang!" is an example of

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

idiom

43.

Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were destroyed and 10,000+ Jewish men were arrested and sent to a concentration camp.

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Yom Kippur

c)

Rosh Hashanah

d)

Shabbat

44.

"The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear" (Gratz 18).

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

personification

45.

"With a battle cry that would have made Wolverine proud..." (Gratz 16).

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

allusion

46.

Josef wakes up one night to the sound of Nazi's breaking into his home. They arrest his father and take him to a concentration camp. Aaron Landau is released from the concentration camp on the condition he:

a)

stops practicing law

b)

wears the Star of David

c)

leaves the country within 14 days

d)

returns after a short visit with his family

47.

"So we have money! We will buy tickets as we go. More importantly, we have our lives. But if we stay in Aleppo even a day longer, we may not have that." This quotation from Mahmoud's father shows that:

a)

Mahmoud's father doesn't like to make plans

b)

Mahmoud's family does' have a very clear plan because they are in a desperate situation

c)

Mahmoud's father is overly concerned about money.

d)

Mahmoud's father likes to be daring