Refugee
What is a REFUGEE?
A person who has been forced to flee their home due to danger like a war or famine.
Isabel is from what country?
Cuba
Josef is trying to get to Cuba from where?
Germany
Mahmoud's family was trying to get from Syria to _______?
Germany
What happened in France shortly after Josef and his family moved there?
The Germans invaded France.
What happened to Isabel's grandfather at the end of the book?
He distracted the Coast Guard by jumping into the water and then got sent back to Cuba.
What year did Isabel's story take place?
1994
What year did Josef's story take place?
1939
What year did Mahmoud's story take place?
2015
How many different perspectives is the story told in?
three
During Isabel's story, who is the leader of Cuba?
Fidel Castro
Isabel traded what two items for gasoline?
Her trumpet and a cat
Why did Josef and his family have to flee their country?
Hitler wanted Jews gone and they were being put in concentration camps.
Who was given up and lost in Mahmoud's story?
Hana
Who is the author of the book?
Alan Gratz
Isabel, one of the protagonists in the story, is trying to get to the United States from where?
Cuba
Where did Isabel's boat first land?
Bahamas
What important "coming of age" ceremony does Josef experience while in transit?
his bar mitzvah
Why did Mahmoud's family have to leave their home?
There was a war going on and it got bombed.
Josef's mother has what item in the lining of Ruthie's coat?
diamond earrings
In Josef's story, who catches him on the train when he leaves the Jewish train car?
a Hitler Youth
How does Ivan die?
He bleeds out from being bitten by a shark.
What is the name of the ship Josef traveled on?
The St. Louis
What country in Europe did Mahmoud's family travel to first?
Greece
What do you call the 6 pointed figure that represents Jewish faith?
Star of David