Characters
How does Mahmoud's father cope with stressful situations?
By telling jokes
Where is Mahmoud from?
Aleppo, Syria
What year did Mahmoud's story take place?
2015
How did Mahmoud survive in Syria?
He became invisible.
Mahmoudś family is told by the smuggler that the boat will be there ____
Tomorrow
What are the names of everyone in Mahmoud's family?
Yousseff, Fatima, Hana, and Waleed
Where did Mahmoud's family plan to flee?
Germany
What happened between Mahmoud's family and the second taxi driver they met?
He held them at gunpoint and robbed them.
An abandoned mall
How did Mahmoud's story connect to Josef's?
What is the name of the dictator of Syria?
Bashar Al-Assad
Once Mahmoud and his family left Syria, where did they go first to meet the smugglers?
Turkey
What happened to the life vest that Mahmoud's family bought?
They were fakes!
What happened to Mahmoud's father in the Hungarian prison?
He was beaten by officers until he stopped joking.
Where were Mahmoud and his family brought by Hungarian officers?
Immigration Detention Center
How did Waleed react to all the trauma?
He became catatonic.
Where did the Greek coast guard ship take them?
Lesbos
What happened when Mahmoud and his family first encountered soldiers when they were fleeing to Turkey?
The soldiers joined them in their car / the car was shot / a soldier was shot.
What happened to make Mahmoud think "I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die"?
He was teargassed (p. 252).
Why did tourists look at Mohammad with disgust on the ferry?
He and Waleed were praying.
What happened to Mahmoud's friend Khalid?
He died in an airstrike / he got into a fight.
Where does Mahmoud face to pray?
Mecca
What is the name of the organization that takes pictures of the conditions in the Hungarian refugee camp?
United Nations (UN)
What was Waleed watching on TV when Mahmoud's apartment exploded?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
How did all three characters experience broken glass in the beginning of their stories?
Josef - Night of Broken Glass / Kristallnacht
Isabel - glass at the riot
Mahmoud - His apartment exploding