Josef
What is my country of origin?
Germany
What is my home country?
Cuba
What country is my homeland?
Syria
"...a little gap between her two front teeth that made her look like a chipmunk." is an example of what figurative language?
simile
This was also known as the night of broken glass.
Kristallnacht
What is my culture/religion?
Jewish
Why did I sell my trumpet?
to get gasoline for the dinghy
How did I manage to stay safe in Syria and school?
"...the ocean could open its mouth and swallow him" is an example of what figurative language?
personification
This dictator took power in 1959.
Fidel Castro
What is the name of the ship I sailed on to Cuba?
Who is my best friend? What happened to him?
Ivan and he died of a shark attack.
The smuggler we hired kept telling my family the boat will be here ______________.
tomorrow
"...Isabel could play the storm clouds from the sky." is an example of what figurative language?
metaphor
Rounding to the nearest million, how many Jewish people died in the Holocaust?
approximately 6 million
What is the religious ceremony that made me a "man" in my community.
Bar Mitzvah
What is the law which states that my family must make it ashore to become US citizens?
Wet foot/Dry foot policy
The _____ sea is where Mahmoud's family gets separated.
Mediterranean
What kind of conflict does a character has within themselves, a struggle in their mind?
Internal conflict
What is a refugee?
a refugee refers to a displaced person forced out of their country due to war, natural disaster, or persecution
What was the country I fled to when we returned to Europe.
France
What is the beat beneath the rhythm in Cuban music that I struggled to hear?
Clave
I lead a march of immigrants out of a detention center to safety in front of which group? (Hint: this group represents the world)
United Nations
What are the three types of external conflict?
man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society
What city does Mahmoud face to pray.
Mecca