Code Of Honor
One For The Murphy's
Refugee
Mixed Vocab
200

Give 5 descriptions of Sunni's.

A sect of the Islamic religion, which is practiced by 90% of the world's Islamic population. They differ in their views from Shia Muslims and are in constant conflict with them. 

200

Why was Carley's mom put in the hospital? Provide details and descriptions. 

Carley's mom was put in the hospital by her husband Dennis while she was trying to protect Carley from getting abused by him. She was hurt so badly that she was unable to move and had to be hospitalized for her injuries. 

200

To get home from school, Mahmoud and Waleed...

walk the same route everyday

200

Trudge means to:

tramp

400

What are the moral and ethical laws for a country that are based on the religious Islamic principles that were found in the Quran?

Sharia Law

400

What is a palindrome? And give two examples of one.

A Palindrome is a set of word(s) that can be read forward and backward. Examples: Step on no pets. Mom. Dad. Pop. 

400

When Josef is taken back to the Jewish compartment, we are told: "Josef could barely walk. His legs were like lead, and his eyes lost their focus. What is the figurative language in the sentence and what does it mean?

It is a simile and it means that Josef was very afraid of what would happen next. He was in shock. His legs could barely function because he had to go back and face the terrible consequences. 

400

Scuffle means: 

Disorderly fighting

600

What is the definition of an insurgent?

People who rebel against the government and its laws.

600

At the end of the novel, Carley mentions that she may never see Mrs. Murphy again. In the next line, the author italicizes the word "know" to place special emphasis on it. What can you imply Carley means when she says, "But I will know her for the rest of my life?" 

Carley will always remember all of the lessons she learned and the love she was given from Mrs. Murphy. 

600

How does Josef meet Renata and Evelyne? Give a fact about their family, and explain how Josef interacts with them.

They are pulling a prank on some passengers by dangling string, their father is already in Cuba, and their mom wanted to stay in Germany. Josef showed them a prank using soap on a doorknob, and they are having fun together. 

600

Abyss means: 

A bottomless gulf or pit

800

What do you call a place where Muslims worship?

A mosque
800

Who did Carley and Toni do their project on?

Elphaba

800

When he sees the portrait of Hitler, "Josef's veins ran with ice." What type of figurative language is this and what does it mean?

This is a hyperbole because it is an exaggeration, (no one has actual ice in their veins), it means that Josef felt extreme disgust. THIS IS NOT PERSONIFICATION BECAUSE THE VEINS WERE NOT ACTIVELY RUNNING ANYWHERE. 

800

What is a radical, Sunni Muslim organization that is against countries in the West and wants to eradicate their presence in Arab countries?

Al-Qaeda

1000

What do you call Muslim prayer beads?

Mishbaha

1000

After Carley ran from her mother when visiting her at the hospital, Mrs. Murphy said Carley's mom had... 

Put her life on the line for Carley

1000

Mahmoud states that the new "tent city" in Lesbos should have been like the Kilis refugee camp, but it wasn't. Explain why. 

In the Kilis camp, it was lively, people sang and laughed. But in the tent city, there was a soft murmur of conversation. Refugees gathered around camp stoves. People weren't excited to be in Greece because they were upset over losing loved ones at sea. 

1000

What do you call a search on grounds to gain helpful military information before an advance or attack?

Reconnaissance

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