Characters
Who is the Cuban "police woman" who escapes with Isabel's family?
Amara, Luis' girlfriend
While on the boat, Isabel recalls being at her grandparents’ house during a hurricane. What literary device is used...
What type of sentence is:
Josef wanted to help, and he stepped forward.
Compound
This text structure explains events in the order they happen.
Sequence
What kind of conflict does Mahmoud face while fleeing Aleppo?
man vs. _________
society
This man helped Mahmoud's family in Turkey by driving them to the boats.
Mr. Nasseer
What device is used in: “Waleed sat like a zombie in front of the TV”
Simile
Is this an independent or dependent clause?
Because it was raining.
Dependent
This text structure describes a topic using details and characteristics.
Description
Waleed struggles with emotional detachment and appears numb. What type of conflict is this?
an internal conflict
or
character vs. self
Aaron Pozner
What literary device is used here: “His heart hammering, his shirt clung to him with sweat…”?
Imagery
Between which two words should a comma be added?
In the morning the sun rose brilliantly over the mountains.
Between the words "morning" and "the"
This text structure explains similarities and differences between two things.
Compare and Contrast
This character is Isabel’s grandfather and later revealed to be the same Cuban officer who turned away Josef’s ship years earlier.
Lito
Isabel is a protagonist. In her story, the Cuban government is one of the ____________'s that forces her family to flee.
The antagonist.
What literary term means a hint of what’s to come in the story?
Foreshadowing
What word is the preposition in the phrase, "across the water"?
This text structure explains why something happened and the result.
Cause and Effect
What literary device is used in “Mahmoud was invisible"?
A metaphor
True or False? This is an example of indirect characterization.
Isabel was eleven years old, and all lanky arms and legs.
False!
This is direct characterization.
In Isabel’s story, her trumpet is an example of this literary device because it represents her culture, identity, and hope.
A symbol.
What part of speech is the word, "looking"?
Looking out the window, the sun was bright.
verb
This text structure presents a challenge and ways to fix it.
Problem and Solution
This connects Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud as they flee their homes. They demonstrate the lesson of survival and resilience in the face of adversity.