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What does Isabel trade for gas for the boat?
Her trumpet.
What is the names of the two girls that Josef and Ruthie make friends with?
Renata and Evelyne.
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.
Where did the MS St. Louis try to get into after Cuba refused them?
The United States.
Who ruled as the president and prime minister of Cuba during the time in the book?
Fidel Castro
What religion does Josef and his family follow?
Judaism.
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.
Who is Mariano, Isabel's little brother, named after?
Lito.
Where does Josef and his family end up getting off at, and staying for a while?
Vornay, France.
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.
Where was the place that they saw, but could not step foot on, otherwise they would be taken back to Cuba?
The Bahamas.
What is the name of the boat they get on to leave Germany?
MS St. Louis
What happens to Mahmoud's family's apartment?
A missile destroyed it.
Why is Josef leaving Germany?
To get away from the Nazis.
Who is Officer Pardon?
Lito.
Where is Isabel's family and the Castillo's trying to get to?
Miami, FL.
Where is Josef from?
Berlin, Germany.
What does Mahmoud do to survive?
He tries to stay invisible.
Where was the MS St. Louis trying to get to?
Cuba.
What does Lito do so they could get to Miami?
He distracts the cost guard and goes back to Cuba.