Refugee pages 1-93 Flashcards
Comprehension
In the book, Refugee, who is the author?
Alan Gratz p. cover
In the book, Refugee, what does Josef’s dad do for a living?
lawyer p.1
In the book, Refugee, what does kristallnacht mean?
Night of the Broken Glass p.5
In the book, Refugee, what reason did the Brownshirts give for taking Josef’s father?
He continued to practice law even though he had been forbidden as a Jew p.5
In the book, Refugee, what did most farms in Cuba grow?
sugarcane p.8
In the book, Refugee, what country was Josef born in?
Germany p.1
In the book, Refugee, what country was Isabel born in?
Cuba p7
In the book, Refugee, what were Ivan and his dad building?
a boat to go to the U.S. p.9
In the book, Refugee, what did the Cubans call the U.S.?
el norte p.10
In the book, Refugee, who was Cuba’s ruler?
Fidel Castro p.10
In the book, Refugee, where is Mahoud born?
Syria p. 12
In the book, Refugee, how old is Mahoud in 2015?
12 years old p.12
In the book Refugee, how old is Josef in 1938?
12 years old p.1
In the book, Refugee, how old is Isabel in 1994?
11 years old p. 7
In the book, Refugee, where did Josef’s family go when forced to leave Germany in 1939?
Cuba p.19
In the book, Refugee, what happened the second time Isabel’s dad tried to escape Cuba?
He was caught by Cuban navy and put in jail p.41
In the book, Refugee, what does wet foot, dry foot mean?
If refugees had wet foot, or did not make it to land, they were sent back to Cuba or put in a camp. If they made it to land, or had dry feet, they were granted refugee status and could then become U.S. citizens p.41
In the book, Refugee, how did Isabel try to get gasoline to power the boat to leave Cuba?
Traded her trumpet and her cat p.47
In the book, Refugee, what were Mahmoud and Waleed doing when the bomb hit?
praying p.49
In the book, Refugee, where does Mahmoud’s dad tell them they will go after the bomb?
Germany p.54
