All about Josef
Why Josef and his family left Germany.
Josef and his family left Germany so that they could get away from the Nazis.
The name of Isabel's best friend.
Ivan
The name of Mahmoud's sister.
Hana
What did Mahmoud do to save Hana (his little sister)?
Even though they were drowning, Mahmoud forced someone he didn't know to take her. This connects to the theme because it shows that Mahmoud knew how important it was for Hana to live even though he might drown.
Why Isabel's mother had a hard time on the boat.
She was pregnant
The name of Josef's sister.
Ruth or Ruthie
This is what Isabel calls her grandfather.
Lito
The country that Mahmoud and his family are trying to get to.
Germany
Why did Josef's father (Aaron) jump off of the MS St. Louis.
Aaron jumped off because he didn't want to go back to a concentration camp in Germany or somewhere else. Aaron knew that he would be better off drowning instead of dying in the hands of the Germans.
The name of the captain on the MS St. Louis.
Captain Schroeder
The name's of Josef's parents.
Aaron and Rachel Landau.
The name of Isabel's baby brother.
Mariano
The sea that Mahmoud crossed.
The Aegean Sea
Why did Mahmoud and Waleed walk right past the guard in Austria?
Mahmoud knew that he needed to be seen in order to get to Germany. So, when in front of a lot of people he was courageous enough to walk out knowing that he could get into bigger trouble.
This is what Mahmoud's father bought from the boy in Turkey.
Life jackets
The name of the police officer who saved Josef's father.
Mariano Padron
The island that Isabel landed on before Miami.
The Bahamas
This is why Waleed was broken.
Waleed was broken because of all the war and fighting going on back home in Syria. He was also this way because he saw things that no child his age should ever see.
What is shown when Isabel trades in her trumpet for gasoline.
It shows how dead set Isabel is on leaving Cuba. It also shows how much maturity Isabel is has because she knows that it is worth it to lose something she loves in order to have a better life in the United States.
The countries Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud left.
The countries of Germany, Cuba, and Syria.
The number of people on the MS St. Louis.
937
This is what caused Isabel and her family to leave.
Fidel Castro was allowing any Cubans to leave if they wanted to for a brief period of time.
The importance of Austria to Mahmoud.
Austria was where Mahmoud and his family began to feel excepted by people who were different then them.
What does Lito's sacrifice show us?
Lito's sacrifice shows that it is worth it for his family and the Castillos to make it to Miami while he is sent back to Cuba. Showing that he thinks freedom is more important for other people than himself.
The overall theme of the book.
Freedom is always worth fighting for.