Josef
Why did Josef think the name of the ship was a good omen?
City in America which is where they wanted to go eventually
Why were the Cuban soldiers shooting at Isabel as they sailed away from Cuba?
Brother of Ivan and his girlfriend were cops.
Who was fighting who during the Syrican Civil war?
Assad's army vs. rebels
Where does the ship SS St. Louis depart from while heading to Cuba?
Germany
Mahmoud's mother's name
Fatima
Professor Weiler died while onboard the SS St. Lous. Though Josef's father never leaves his room, why did he decide to attend this burial at sea?
Witnessed too much death without funerals during his time in a camp.
What happened to Isabel's grand mother?
She drowned
What item does Mahmoud's father risk his life to obtain while being shot at?
Where did Lito's brother escape to in the 70's?
Miami
What do refugees seek from foreign governments? Hint, begins with an a
Asylum
Josef's little sisters name
Ruthie
According to Lito, what are the three things Castro got wrong?
Breakfest , Lunch, and dinner
What happened to Mahmoud's best friend, Khalid?
Killed in an airstrile
Why can't Josef go directly to America?
Quotas
This is the latest ELL student to earn Bear of the Week
Juanito
Josef has his barmixtzfah while onboard the ship. The men on the ship agree to remove something while the ceremony took place. What did they remove?
A portrait of Hitler
Heartbeat of Cuban music
How does Mahmoud try to cheer up Waleed while waiting at the Turkish refugee camp
Bought him a teenage mutant ninja turtle
Where must Mahmoud's family go before they can sail to Greece?
Turkey
What did Enrique write about during his Writer's conference speech?
Not making varsity soccer.
Watch cartoons and joke like a little kid is supposed to.
Lito says they should have stayed in Cuba because things always change. Ivan asked if things ________
ever got better
Dead inside, robotic. PTSD from his experiences
In addition to Syrian army, Syrian Rebels, American Drones and ISIS, who is flying jets over syria?
Russia
What year is Mahmoud's story taking place?
2015