Refugee pages 1-93

Question 1

In the book, Refugee, who is the author?

Answer 1

Alan Gratz p. cover

Question 2

In the book, Refugee, what does Josef’s dad do for a living?

Answer 2

lawyer p.1

Question 3

In the book, Refugee, what does kristallnacht mean?

Answer 3

Night of the Broken Glass p.5

Question 4

In the book, Refugee, what reason did the Brownshirts give for taking Josef’s father?

Answer 4

He continued to practice law even though he had been forbidden as a Jew p.5

Question 5

In the book, Refugee, what did most farms in Cuba grow?

Answer 5

sugarcane p.8

Question 6

In the book, Refugee, what country was Josef born in?

Answer 6

Germany p.1

Question 7

In the book, Refugee, what country was Isabel born in?

Answer 7

Cuba p7

Question 8

In the book, Refugee, what were Ivan and his dad building?

Answer 8

a boat to go to the U.S. p.9

Question 9

In the book, Refugee, what did the Cubans call the U.S.?

Answer 9

el norte p.10

Question 10

In the book, Refugee, who was Cuba’s ruler?

Answer 10

Fidel Castro p.10

Question 11

In the book, Refugee, where is Mahoud born?

Answer 11

Syria p. 12

Question 12

In the book, Refugee, how old is Mahoud in 2015?

Answer 12

12 years old p.12

Question 13

In the book Refugee, how old is Josef in 1938?

Answer 13

12 years old p.1

Question 14

In the book, Refugee, how old is Isabel in 1994?

Answer 14

11 years old p. 7

Question 15

In the book, Refugee, where did Josef’s family go when forced to leave Germany in 1939?

Answer 15

Cuba p.19

Question 16

In the book, Refugee, what happened the second time Isabel’s dad tried to escape Cuba?

Answer 16

He was caught by Cuban navy and put in jail p.41

Question 16

In the book, Refugee, what does wet foot, dry foot mean?

Answer 16

If refugees had wet foot, or did not make it to land, they were sent back to Cuba or put in a camp. If they made it to land, or had dry feet, they were granted refugee status and could then become U.S. citizens p.41

Question 17

In the book, Refugee, how did Isabel try to get gasoline to power the boat to leave Cuba?

Answer 17

Traded her trumpet and her cat p.47

Question 18

In the book, Refugee, what were Mahmoud and Waleed doing when the bomb hit?

Answer 18

praying p.49

Question 19

In the book, Refugee, where does Mahmoud’s dad tell them they will go after the bomb?

Answer 19

Germany p.54