Setting
Place to Place
Josef
Other Characters
Events
100

What year was Josef's story's setting?

What is, "1939"?

100

Where is Josef and his family going to seek safety?

What is, "Cuba?"

100

What was Josef's sister's name? 

What is, "Ruthie"?

100

What's the name of Jose'f's childhood best friend?

What is "Klaus"?

100

What event almost caused Josef, his sister, and his mother to be removed from the train?

What is "Josef removed his armband and went outside of the Jewish section of the train"? 

200

Where was Josef born?

Be specific!

What is, "Berlin, Germany"?

200

What city AND country was Josef and his family at first?

What is, "Berlin, Germany"?

200

What was the reason that Aaron Landau was taken away at the beginning of the novel?

What is "because he didn't stop practicing law"?

200

What are the names of the two sisters Josef and Ruther befriended on the ship?

What is "Evelyn and Renata"?

200

What did the Nazis use to identify Jews?

What is "The Star of David"

300

Where was Josef when the Nazis first took Papa?

What is, "his house in Berlin, Germany"?

300

Where was Josef's father taken the night the Nazis invaded their family home?

What is "a concentration camp"?

300

What was the first AND last name of the dictator of Germany?

What is "Adolf Hitler"?

300

What's the name of the captain of the ship?

What is "Captain Gustav Schroeder"?

300

What happened on board the ship that made Josef mature and no longer want to play pranks?

What is "he turned 13 and had a Bar Mitzvah"?

400

Where did Josef travel to catch a train?

What is, "Hamburg, Germany"?

400

What city AND country was the MS St. Louis headed to first?

What is, "Havana, Cuba"?

400

What was Josef's religion? 

What is "Jewish"?

400

What's the name of the ship crewman who was angry and disliked the Jews on board?

What is "Officer Jockl"?

400

What pranks did Josef, Ruthie, Renanta, and Evelyn do while on board the St. Louis?

What is "They locked the bathroom stalls, and put soap on all door handles"?

500

What is the name of the ship Josef and his family took to get to Cuba?

What is, "MS St Louis"?

500

Where did Josef have his bar mitzvah on board the ship?

What is " a make-shift synagogue"?

500

What was the name of the camp that Josef's father was taken to?

What is "Dachau"?

500

What is Josef's mother's first name?

What is "Rachel"?

500

What caused Josef to worry that his family may not make it to Cuba?

What is "he overheard the crew talking"?