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Refugee Chapters 13-15

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of Josef's ship?

a)

SS St. Louis

b)

SS San Francisco

c)

SS San Diego

d)

SS St. Patrick

2.

Fatima, Josef's mother, had to cover up more than usual while they travelled. What is a hijab?

a)

A scarf to cover the head

b)

A scarf to cover the whole body

c)

A scarf to cover the shoulders

d)

A scarf to cover the mouth

3.

By tradition, how many Jewish men are needed to make a minyan for a public service?

a)

At least two

b)

Five

c)

Ten or more

d)

Twenty

4.

According to Josef, having a bar mitzvah did not make him a man. What did make him a man?

a)

Taking care of his father.

b)

Working.

c)

Pranking Renata and Evelyne.

d)

Being responsible.

5.

What caused Isabel and everyone else in the boat to have a good laugh?

a)

Leona, the kitten, came along with them.

b)

Ivan made a joke about the Industriales baseball team.

c)

Fidel Castro's face was on a sign used to build the boat.

d)

Lito tipped over in the boat and flopped like a fish.

6.

Isabel's friends and family talked about what the United States would be like, and what they'd do when they got there. Which of the following was NOT mentioned?

a)

Playing baseball for the Yankees.

b)

Watching The Simpsons.

c)

Choosing who to vote for.

d)

Going grocery shopping.

e)

Opening an instrument shop.

7.

As per usual, Isabel's chapter ended in a cliff hanger. What happened?

a)

The boat's motor died.

b)

Lito fell overboard.

c)

The boat began to fully sink.

d)

Isabel's mom went into labor.

8.

What did Mahmoud buy for Waleed in the camp?

a)

A circus toy

b)

A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

c)

A set of Frozen characters

d)

A red bandana

9.

dirty or foul, as from neglect

a)

rudder

b)

obscure

c)

squalid

10.
How does Josef react to Renata and Evelyn's prank?
a)
He laughs about it
b)
He disagrees with it.
c)
He no longer cares about pranks
11.

Josef's bar mitzvah was not attended by

a)
his papa
b)
Ruthie
c)
other Jews
12.

What is one characteristic Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud have in common at this point in the story?

a)

scheming

b)

abandoned

c)

scared

d)

jealous

13.

The passengers aboard the cruise ship think, "There's something they're not telling us." This is ________________________________ danger.

a)

predicting

b)

forgetting

c)

contemplating

d)

foreshadowing

14.

During the time period, the president of Cuba is--

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Barack Obama

15.

The text says, when Josef saw a portrait of Hitler, his veins "ran with ice" this is hyperbole showing --

a)

he is cold, angry

b)

he is cold, excited

c)

he is cold, literally

d)

he is cold, because he's dead