Vocab 1
Warily
Cautious and watchful. Being careful as you go.
Listless
Having no energy, kind of sad
This is a problem or struggle that the main characters face in a story
What is CONFLICT
Why does Josef slap his father?
Because Josef's father can't calm down for the medical inspection
Where does the end of Josef's story take place?
Grim
To be very serious and upset
Foreign
Which example of figurative language is use in this passage: "The Hungarian soldiers stood at one end of the room, tossing sandwiches into the crowd like zookeepers throwing food to animals in a cage"
Simile
What kinds of things were common for people in Cuba in 1994?
Riots, waiting in line for food/groceries, general economic struggle
How does Mahmoud's dad change throughout the novel?
First he jokes a lot, then he is sad and hopeless
Frantic
Wild with panic or fear or excitement
Exert
To expend energy and effort
What is the purpose of figurative language?
To help the reader understand and picture the story better
What is the point in Mahmoud's story (MOST IMPORTANT) that he changes from VISIBLE to INVISIBLE?
What is..
When he walks out of the Refugee Detention Center
Name a central theme of the novel
Relying on family can help keep you strong
You need to be resilient in times of hardship
Chastise
To punish or scold
Oblivious
Unaware or not noticing something
What is 1st person POV
They narrator speaks like they are in the story using I, Me, and My
How do Isabel and Josef's stories connect?
Lito is the police officer who saves Josef's dad
Why would an author give background information?
To help us understand the characters and their actions
Distraught
inconherent
What is Alliteration?
Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence
Who is the ruler of Syria that caused massive destruction and and the Civil War
Bashar Al-Assad
Ruthie is the old woman who takes in Mahmoud's family in 2015.