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WorksheetsRefugee Quiz #2 | Chapters 1-30
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Isabel and her group keep referring to "el norte". What is "el norte?"
a storm
the south
Nigeria
the North
Herr Meier summoned Josef to the front of the class to demonstrate how Jews were inferior to true Germans. What does inferior mean?
of lower quality
unattractive
useless
lacking creativity
to take in or out of the country illegally
visa
refrain
smuggle
Why did Ivan's father fall overboard?
He slipped
They had been almost hit by a huge tanker ship
someone pushed him
none of the above
While on the train, people only knew Josef and his family were Jewish because they: __________ & __________.
looked like the pictures of Jews & smelled badly.
had a J tattooed on them & a Star of David.
wore armbands with the Star of David & sat in a compartment labeled J.
wore coats & were separated from everybody else.
“If you really looked at Mahmoud, got a glimpse under the hoodie he kept pulled down over his face…” (12). This detail shows that Mahmoud…
did everything he could to be invisible.
was cold and like to wear a hoodie to stay warm.
used the hoodie as a shield to protect himself.
liked wearing a hoodie so he could listen to music.
Why did the Cubans want to leave Cuba?
They wanted to go on an adventure.
They were restless.
They thought America was the place to be.
They were starving & there was no money.
Which evidence from the text supports the previous question:
"My husband is just... eager to leave," she told the sailor.
"They watched as Aaron Landau ran from the ramp, where other passengers had already queued up to hand their tickets to a smiling man in a sailors uniform."
"'Josef! Ruth! My darlings!' He kissed the tops of their heads again..."
Why is the voyage on the SS St. Louis significant for Josef and his sister, Ruthie?
Josef's family is treated with respect, and everyone knows they are Jewish.
Josef gets to spend more time bonding with his sister and making new friends.
Josef and Ruthie get to travel across the ocean on a cruise ship.
Which obstacles must Isabel face? Check all that apply.
not having any family in America
starting the engine in the boat so they can continue traveling north
getting out of the way of the tanker
keeping water out of the boat
diving after Senor Castillo
Isabel's grandmother died during a natural disaster in Cuba.
True
False
Choose the TWO details that best show how Ruthie and Josef are feeling about the intruders.
“Towering shadows burst into the room”.
“He screamed even louder than his little sister, drowning her out”.
“Then she wailed even harder and louder”.
“Josef begged her”.
The text says, “If you were caught trying to leave for el norte by boat, Castro would throw you in jail” (10). Which detail best shows why people were willing to risk it in order to escape?
“All the cows and pigs and sheep had been eaten” (10).
“Without Russia’s gas, they couldn’t run the tractors to change the fields over to food, and without the extra food, the Cuban people began to starve” (10).
“People broke into the Havana Zoo” (10).
“Most of the farms in Cuba grew only sugarcane” (10).
Which detail from the text best shows why Mahmoud wants to be invisible?
“If the bullies didn’t notice you, they didn’t hit you” (17).
“Khalid never answered another question in class, not even when the teacher called on him directly” (17).
“From that day forward, Mahmoud and Khalid were marked” (17).
“It was nothing they ever said to each other” (17).
Reread this excerpt from page 17 in Chapter 3:
Mahmoud watched as these two boys attacked the boy with the bread, a boy he didn’t even know. He felt stirrings of indignation, of anger, of sympathy. His breath came quick and deep, and his hands clenched into fists. “I should do something,” he whispered. But he knew better.
Head down, hoodie up, eyes on the ground. The trick was to be invisible. Blend in. Disappear.
Which sentence from the text that supports this claim: Mahmoud struggled with not helping the boy in the alley.
Mahmoud watched as these two boys attacked the boy with the bread, a boy he didn’t even know.
He felt stirrings of indignation, of anger, of sympathy.
His breath came quick and deep, and his hands clenched into fists.
“I should do something,” he whispered.
But he knew better.
How do authors combine imagination with historical facts in historical fiction?
By creating fictional characters that interact within a historically accurate setting.
By completely disregarding historical facts and focusing on entertaining the reader.
By creating suspense and drama.
Who falls in the water from Isabel's boat?
Isabel
Ivan
Lito
Senor Castillo
Who offered to let Mahmoud's family stay in their car dealership?
A Syrian soldier
A Palestine refugee
The boat man
An old woman
Why did Isabel jump in the ocean?
She wanted to move the boat
She wanted to swim
She didn't jump, she fell in
She was reminded of when her grandmother drowned and died
Why did Josef's father finally leave the cabin?
He was going to synagogue
They had arrived at Cuba
He was getting food
He wanted to attend a funeral
What is the name of the concentration camp where Josef's father had been kept?
(a)
Why did Josef's dad spit at Schiendick?
Schiendick is trying to take him back to Germany
Schiendick was disrespecting the Jewish culture
Because Schiendick took his food
Because he was traumatized
