WorksheetsRefugee 110-163
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why does Josef's father leave the cabin?
For some fresh air
To attend the funeral of a man that died of cancer
To eat
To attend the funeral of a man that was killed by Nazis
Why does a doctor come on board when the MS St. Louis arrives in Cuba?
To give the passengers a medical exam
To inspect the ship
to join the celebration
To check on the captain and his crew.
Who falls out of Isabel's boat?
Ivan's cousin
Ivan's mom
Ivan's brother
Ivan's dad
Why must they continuously bail water from the boat? To
To exercise
To stop the boat from sinking
To entertain themselves
Because they are bored
Why does Mahmoud ask a stranger for help?
His family needed money.
His family was dying of hunger.
He had lost his patience and was tired of hearing, "tomorrow."
He lost his little brother and needed help.
How does Mahmoud describe his experience on the raft?
It is the best thing that has happened to him because now he is closer to Germany.
It is worse than Aleppo.
It is better than life in Aleppo.
Exciting because he had never seen the ocean.
Avenge p.114
To inflict harm as an act of revenge
Profusely p.115
In a great amount
Churlish p147
Rude and meanspirited
pandemonium p.148
wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
Sacrilege p.114
violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred for one's religion
"But she was away from the waves, and she collapsed into her mother's arms." p138
Isabel- The mood is exhausted
"Her name is Hana, she said, struggling to be heard...She was crying great howling tears and tearing at her clothes." p162
Mahmoud's Mother- The mood is hopeless.
" You said if I was quiet, if I stood very still they wouldn't come for me." p 152
Aaron Landau/Joseph's father - The mood is disappointed
Joseph didn't understand. If it wasn't a proper medical inspection, what had it all been for?"p 135
Joseph- the mood is confusion
Isabel's story happens in 1994. Mahmoud's dad had an iPhone. Did Isabel?
Yes, everyone had an iPhone
No, they hadn't yet been invented.
"They felt like two lead weights he struggled to lift and churn to stay afloat" p.160
His legs felt so heavy there was no way to move them anymore.
It beat at her, pushing her and pulling her like a cat playing with a mouse it was about to eat. p136
The ocean waves were going in all directions pushing and pulling almost drowning you.
It's pointed bow sent huge waves sluicing away, and two massive anchors stood out on the sides like the horns of a monster . p. 116
The ship looked scary like it could attack you and it was just about to crush them.
He howled louder than a fighter jet. p. 121
He was so upset by the news that he screamed louder than what anyone would expect.
How does Schiendick get payback?
He does not get payback
Him and his friends trash Josef's cabin
He pushes Josef's father overboard
Him and his friends beat up Josef's father
Who said it? "You said if I was quiet, if I stood very still,
they wouldn't come for me."
Josef's Father
Josef
Mahmoud
Waleed
