Josef
Where is Josef from?
Berlin, Germany.
Where is Isabel's family and the Castillo's trying to get to?
Miami, FL.
What does Mahmoud do to survive?
He tries to stay invisible.
Where was the MS St. Louis trying to get to?
Cuba.
What does Waleed act like ever since the war started?
A Robot
What religion does Josef and his family follow?
Judaism.
Who ruled as the president and prime minister of Cuba during the time in the book?
Fidel Castro
What is going on in Syria during this time in the book?
The Syrian Civil War.
What was Ivan and his dad making at the beginning of the book?
A boat.
What is Josef's dad's name?
Aaron Landau.
What is the name of the boat they get on to leave Germany?
MS St. Louis
Why was Ivan shot at when he tried to leave Cuba?
Police Officers could not leave
What happens to Mahmoud's family's apartment?
A missile destroyed it.
Why is Josef leaving Germany?
To get away from the Nazis.
Which characters have younger siblings
All of them
What is the name of the captain of the St. Louis
Captain Schroeder
What does Isabel trade for gas for the boat?
Her trumpet.
What did Mahmoud have to do with Hana so she could get out of the water, and be safer?
Mahmoud had to give Hana to someone that was on a boat.
What is Mahmoud's brother's name?
Waleed.
What celebration does Josef have on the St. Louis
Bar Mitzvah
What does Josef do to his dad to get him to focus.
Slaps him
What did Lito say that Isabel would lose if she went to the US.
Her Culture
Where is Mahmoud's family trying to get to/ where do they end up?
Germany.
What happened that they first just thought Papi needed to leave Cuba?
A riot.
What is the main thing that Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud have in common?
They are all refugees.