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Refugee Chapters 25-42 Flashcards

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1
Q

Which ship got to Cuba before the St. Louis?

A

SS Orduña

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2
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In which two places did Josef think being Jewish was a crime?

A

Germany and the St. Louis

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3
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Germany and the St. Louis

A

For what father said to Schiendick

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4
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What metaphor did Josef use for his family?

A

Three lonely islands separated by an ocean of misery

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5
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How old was Isabel when Lita disappeared?

A

9

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6
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What were Isabel’s parents doing before Lita disappeared?

A

Fighting

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7
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What does Isabel refer her life to as?

A

A song

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8
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What did Mahmoud see in the distance as he was drowning?

A

A dinghy full of people

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9
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Who went on the dinghy full of people?

A

Hana

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10
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How long did it take Josef and his mother to put their cabin back together?

A

A night and a day

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11
Q

What is a sleeping draught?

A

A sleeping medicine

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12
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What happened when Josef’s mother got the sleeping draught?

A

A doctor was there, so she said it was for her and drank it

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12
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Who was the sleeping draught for?

A

Father

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13
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What did Josef find in his cabin after his first day as an adult?

A

His father was gone

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14
Q

Where was Isabel’s boat when Ivan asked if they were in Florida?

A

The Bahamas

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15
Q

What was the problem with the Bahamas and refugees?

A

Any alien will be taken into custody and returned to their country of origin

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16
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What did the Bahamian commandment offer when Mami was going into labor?

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She could stay there for medical attention but she cannot give birth, so when she’s well she’ll be deported back to Cuba

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17
Q

T/F: Mami agreed to stay in the Bahamas

A

False

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18
Q

What did rain feel like to Mahmoud?

A

Allah was crying with them

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19
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What did Mahmoud find when he heard what sounded like a drumbeat?

A

The body of the man from his dinghy

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20
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What did Mahmoud do to the big man’s body?

A

Prayed to Allah for the man as if it was a funeral

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21
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What did Josef see when his father jumped overboard?

A

Shark fins

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22
Q

Who saved Josef’s father when he jumped?

A

Cuban police officers

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23
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Where was Josef’s father taken after he jumped?

A

Cuba

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24
Q

What word did Lito keep saying that brought back memories?

A

Mañana

25
Q

What was Papi’s solution to the weight problem?

A

Two people hang on the the boat at a time

26
Q

What did Mahmoud use to signal for help?

A

The phone in his pocket

27
Q

Who saved Mahmoud and his mother?

A

A Greek Coast Guard ship

28
Q

Who was on the Greek Coast Guard ship?

A

Waleed and Father

29
Q

What did Mahmoud see on Lesbos that he thought we hills?

A

Life jackets and bodies

30
Q

What did Josef wish he was after his father jumped overboard?

A

Invisible

31
Q

Who is officer Padron really?

A

Lito

32
Q

What did officer Padron do to Josef’s mother?

A

Told her a pickup line

33
Q

Who did Josef’s mother blame for Aaron jumping over?

A

Herself because she was sedated

34
Q

What did Lito decide to name the boat?

A

The St. Louis

35
Q

What did Isabel and Ivan see when they were hanging on the boat?

A

A shark

36
Q

How did Ivan die?

A

Wounds from sharks

37
Q

Why weren’t the people happy when they were in Greece?

A

They had lost someone going there

38
Q

How did the Blue Star Ferry look like?

A

Like the lobby of a fancy with snack bars and live Greek soccer games

39
Q

What did Mahmoud notice about how other people see refugees

A

They only notice them when they do something wrong

40
Q

What did Mahmoud think about being invisible now?

A

If being invisible in Europe might be the death of him

41
Q

How long does Mahmoud’s family have to wait for an official document to travel freely in Greece?

A

A week

42
Q

Who is Dr. Aber?

A

Renata and Evelyn’s dad

43
Q

What did Captain Schroeder announce?

A

The ship cannot go to Cuba because President Brú would not see him so the government ordered the ship to leave by tomorrow

44
Q

Since the St. Louis could not go to Cuba, where will it go?

A

To the American coast to make appeals to President Roosevelt

45
Q

Why did Josef rip his garment like he did when Weiler died?

A

His father was dead to his family

46
Q

Why didn’t Isabel want Ivan’s body to be thrown off the boat?

A

He never liked being alone

47
Q

Why did Luis put his hand on Ivan’s chest?

A

To feel one last connection with him

48
Q

Why did Isabel want Ivan’s cap?

A

To have a piece of him to keep close to her

49
Q

What did Señor Castillo want to do that he can’t do now?

A

Open a restaurant with his sons

50
Q

What did the first taxi driver offer to Mahmoud’s family?

A

A ride to Serbia for 25 Euros

51
Q

What did the second taxi driver do to Mahmoud’s family?

A

Robbed them for 300 Euros

52
Q

What did Josef’s mother do that was weird?

A

Was all happy and wanted to dance

53
Q

Why was Josef named Josef?

A

After his mother’s brother who died during the Battle of Somme

54
Q

Why did Josef’s mother start to dance?

A

To do something instead of waiting for death

55
Q

Why was the ship going back to Europe?

A

The US refused them

56
Q

Which passenger spoke up when they were announced they were going back to europe?

A

Pozner

57
Q

What does Pozner want to do?

A

Take hostages and force the ship to go to the American coast

58
Q

Why did Pozner tell Josef about the rebellion?

A

He knows the way to the bridge

59
Q

Why did Isabel start kicking the engine?

A

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