Symbolism
What concept does the iPhone symbolize during Mahmoud's escape?
Survival
Described as wide-shouldered with black hair
Mahmoud
"Hit him like a lightning bolt"
Simile
Which character receives the warning, "Don't be so quick to grow up, boy. We'll come for you soon enough?"
Josef
In what decade does Josef's story take place?
1930's
What concept does Isabel's trumpet symbolize when she gives it up for her family?
Sacrifice
Described as thin and lanky with freckles and brown skin
Isabel
"Stomp. A black shoe covered the armband before Josef could grab it."
Onomatopoeia
Whose favorite baseball team is the Industriales?
Ivan
In what decade does Mahmoud's story take place?
What concept does the Star of David Armband symbolize when Jews have to wear it?
Discrimination / Segregation
Described as brown-haired with wire framed glasses and ears that stick out
Josef
Josef was a ball of sweat
Metaphor
Who said, "We are against whoever is dropping bombs on us" when someone held a gun to Mahmoud's father's head?
Waleed
In what decade does Isabel's story take place?
1990's
What do boats symbolize?
Escape / Freedom / New life
Is described to be "like a zombie"
Waleed
The ships engine were rumbling to life
Personification
What is the "mysterious hidden beat inside Cuban music" that Isabel was trying to learn?
Clave
Josef's family is crossing which body of water to get away from Germany?
The Atlantic Ocean
Define symbolism
An object or image that represents a larger concept or idea.
Has a funny sense of humor and tries to make things seem fun
Mahmoud's father, Yousef
Castro was an old man with liver spots on his forehead, gray hair, a big bushy gray beard, and bags under his eyes.
Imagery
Why were the police shooting at Isabel's boat as they left Cuba?
Luis and Amara were deserting their post as policemen
Isabel's family is crossing what body of water to get away from Cuba?
The Straits of Florida