Characters
The character traveling from Cuba to the United States
Isabel
The type of war happening in Syria.
civil
Crouch or draw back in fear
cower
trumpet
lasting a very short time
fleeting
This friend is traveling on Isabel's boat.
Ivan
The reason Cuba gets 80% less imports in the 1990s.
Soviet Union dissolution.
with close attention
intently
The type of boat Isabel is traveling on.
a raft
unresponsive or motionless
catatonic
Waleed
Kristallnacht is also called
The Night of the Broken Glass
anger over perceived unfairness
indignation
Mahmoud is now in this country.
Turkey
to avoid or escape
evade
Josef's father.
Aaron Landau
The president of Cuba in 1994
Fidel Castro
showing lack of interest or regard
dismissive
The name of the boat Josef is traveling on.
The M.S. St. Louis
wild uproar or chaos
pandemonium
The captain of the M.S. St. Louis
Captain Schroeder
Hitler's soldiers are called
Nazis.
thin and delicate
wispy
Mahmoud buys this for his younger brother.
A ninja turtle action figure.
to provoke
instigate