A
1. Isabel's grandfather
Lito
2. Ivan's older brother
Luis
3. Celebrates his bar mitzvah
Josef
4. Owner of Isabella's boat
Senor Castillo
5. Has been to a concentration camp
Josef's father
6. Starts a mutiny
Pozner
7. Son who shows little emotion
Waleed
8. Mean crewman on the M.S. St Louis
Schiendick
9. Dies at sea
Ivan
10. Shows a sense of humor
Mahmoud's father
11. Renata and Evelyn's father
Dr. Aber
12. Luis's girlfriend
Amara
13. "Well, she couldn't choose. How could she? So my brother chose for her."
Ruthie
14. "No! I don't want my baby to be born in Cuba."
Isabel's Mama
15. "I'm so sorry I made you give Hana away."
Mahmoud
16. "You said if I was quiet, if I stood very still, they wouldn't come for me."
Josef's Papa
17. "I wouldn't live in this awful country even if it was made of gold!"
Mahmoud's father
18. "Jewish rats."
Schiendick
19. "No, no, we can't leave him here! He'll be all alone."
Isabel
20. "We will cruise the American coast and make appeals to President Roosevelt."
Captain Schroeder
21. The novel is narrated from the point of view of
a third-person narrator
22. The author uses plenty of figurative language in Refugee mainly so
the reader can understand feelings, sights, and events more vividly
23. Which response best describes the novel's unique format?
the chapters alternate each character's story
24. Which is not a central theme of the novel?
Friendship is a gift one should not take for granted
25. The novel's closing words are "It felt like home." The author probably chose these words
to emphasize that a home is important to Mahmoud and the other refugees