WorksheetsRefugee Final Study Guide
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
______ decided who would be going to the concentration camp.
_______ wanted to open a restaurant when he/she got to America.
_______ claimed he/she was building a doghouse because they did not want to admit they were building a boat.
_______ was made to wear her coat throughout the novel.
_______ is constantly looking for Hana.
________ was sent to a concentration camp, and came back "alive but not alive."
_____________ became depressed, not like themself, and distant after losing his/her home.
_______ was the policeman on the MS St. Louis that saved Aaron Landau from drowning.
Senor Castillo
______ constantly made jokes about serious situations to help the family cope.
Lito sacrifices himself to save his family from the US Coast Guard, thus allowing his family to make ti safely to America.
Isabel is characterized as "kind" because she feeds the kitten even though she is hungry herself. This is an example of indirect characterization.
A major theme seen in Refugee would be "it is often better to be visible than invisible."
“Red sky at morning, sailors take warning” This sentence foreshadows that a storm is coming towards Isabel and her companions.
When Mahmoud's dad says, "We don't have to get all the way to the Greek mainland, just the Greek island of Lesbos," it is foreshadowing that Mahmoud's family will never make it to Lesbos.
When the novel says, "The outboard motor roared to life," it is an example of personification figurative language.
Mahmoud's father was taken prisoner by the Hungarian police, and was unable to join his family in Germany.
Which of the following is an obstacle that Mahmoud's family faces as they are trying to get to Germany?
They are captured by French policeman in Paris.
They lose their phones while out at sea.
They find Hana with an old couple in Germany.
They are held at gunpoint in the back of a taxi.
Why did Josef's mother visit the doctor on the ship?
She fell in love with the doctor and wanted to see him one last time.
She thought she may be pregnant.
She was going to get sleeping medication for Josef's father.
She was going to get laxatives for Josef.
What did the passengers on the MS St. Louis decide to do when America tells them they are not going to be accepted?
Which of the following is the way that Isabel and company travel to Miami?
How does Mahmoud save his sister when they are almost drowning in the Mediterranean?
Takes a life vest from a dead man and gives it to her.
Gives her to his mother
How do the Bahamian people react to the refugees coming in from the ocean?
The Bahamian people and the refugees fight.
The police tear gas the refugees and the Bahamians watch
The Bahamian people protest and try to prevent the refugees from entering
The Bahamian people give the refugees food and supplies
What is one way that Isabel and crew try to keep their boat afloat?
Drink the water at the bottom of the boat.
By throwing the picture of Castro overboard
Who sends Josef back to the Jewish car and lets him go?
Adolf Hitler
The Nazi soldiers
The Hitler Youth
Josef's dad
Why does Mahmoud's father go back to their car after it had been shot?
For his phone
For their stash of cash
For Hana's stuffed rabbit
For Mahmoud's laxatives
Mahmoud says regarding the Turkish men, "More bullies... just like in Syria." This sentence is an example of indirect characterization.
False
True
Which sentence or phrase best conveys the captain's attitude towards the Jewish passengers?
"Now take your [Nazi] flag and leave here, Mr. Sheindick, or I will relieve you of your duties"
Josef was so wound up he was quivering worse than his father.
Joseph knew the captain had restarted the engines.
Who said, "Remember, God, that we are of dust?"
Josef
Josef's father
Mahmoud
the mourners
Which of the following is a major theme seen when Josef's father has the confrontation with Schiendick during the funeral on the ship?
How is the following figurative language effective in the passage? “The ocean fought Isabel, sweeping her legs out from under her and spinning her all around.”
The hyperbole reveals how rough the waves were in the storm.
The personification reveals how rough the waves were in the storm.
The hyperbole reveals how Isabel is suffering from motion sickness.
The personification reveals how Isabel is suffering from motion sickness.
What is Mahmoud’s conflict when dealing with the Turkish men beginning to charge rent for their room at the mall?
Which topic cannot be clearly seen when Mahmoud gives up Hana?
Which sentence best shows how the various settings have affected Josef and his family?
“Josef backed away. He'd already forgotten about the stalls in the women's bathroom”
“If Josef and his family didn't make it into Cuba, if they weren't allowed in, where would they go?"
Which of the following sentences is an example of direct characterization of Isabel?
"Isabel was worried the Castillos were going to get caught"
"Isabel caught up with her father and grandfather."
"Isabel threw her old baseball cap on the ground outside."
