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ELA Refugee Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the author? | Alan Gratz |
| What is the genre? | Historical Fiction |
| Explain the reason people like Josef would have left Germany. | Hitler began passing laws that discriminated against the Jewish people. Eventually, he began arresting Jews and sending them to concentration camps. In these camps, the Jewish people were starved, tortured, and even killed. |
| Explain the reason people like Isabel would have left Cuba | Fidel Castro took over the island of Cuba. He aligned himself with the Soviet Union. Because of this, the United States cut off ties with Cuba. People found themselves with severe food shortages. |
| Explain the reason people like Mahmoud would have left Syria. | a civil war began in Syria. On top of that, the United States and several other countries were attacking terrorist groups hiding in Syria. |
| How is the novel structured? (How are the chapters organized?) Why is this effective? | There are 53 chapters divided into segments of three. In each group of three chapters, the storylines alternate between Josef (Germany), Isabel (Cuba), and Mahmoud (Syria). |
| What type of narration is being used? Why is this effective? | 3rd person omniscient limited – We do not know who the all-knowing narrator is, but this narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of the three main characters. |
| Describe the character: Josef | protagonist; 13-year-old Jewish boy who flees Germany with his mother, father, and sister |
| Describe the character: Ruthie | Josef’s 6-year-old little sister; Josef is very protective of her and becomes like a parent to her |
| Describe the character: Aaron Landua | Josef’s father; former lawyer; sent to Dachau concentration camp for six months; becomes mentally unhinged and paranoid; unable to interact with his family well |
| Describe the character: Rachel Landau | Josef’s mother; very distraught that her husband is mentally ill; she eventually slips into a strange mental state herself, which prevents her from effectively parenting her children |
| Describe the character: Gustav Schroeder | Captain of the MS St. Louis; kind and sympathetic toward the Jews on his ship; determined to take the Jewish passengers to a safe location |
| Describe the character: Otto Schiendick | leader of the Nazi Party organization on the MS St. Louis; cruel; terrorizes the Landau family; foil to Captain Schroeder |
| Describe the character: Isabel Fernandez | protagonist; 11-year-old Cuban girl who leaves the island with her father, mother, grandfather, and the Castillo family; |
| Describe the character: Geraldo Fernandez | Isabel’s father; political dissident (opposed Castro publicly); spent time in prison for his views about Castro; |
| Describe the character: Teresa Fernandez | Isabel’s pregnant mother; about to have her baby boy as they attempt to make it to Miami |
| Describe the character: Mariano Pedron | Isabel’s grandfather on her mother’s side; doesn’t want to leave Cuba because he believes that things will get better |
| Describe the character: Ivan Castillo | 12-year-old boy; Isabel’s neighbor and best friend; excellent baseball player who wants to play professionally |
| Describe the character: Luis Castillo | Ivan’s older brother; Cuban policeman who doesn’t support Castro’s political agenda |
| Describe the character: Amara | Luis’s girlfriend; Cuban policewoman who doesn’t support Castro’s political agenda |
| Describe the character: Mahmoud | protagonist; 12-year-old Syrian boy who protects himself from the effects of war by becoming “invisible”; worried about his brother’s mental state; brave |
| Describe the character: Waleed | Mahmoud’s 10-year-old little brother; quiet; shell-shocked by the war |
| Describe the character: Hana | Mahmoud’s baby sister; As she is about to drown, Mahmoud lifts her out of the water and asks a stranger to take her and save her. |
| Describe the character: Fatima | Mahmoud’s mother; former nurse; not sure that she’s ready to leave Syria; almost drowns in the Mediterranean Sea when the life jackets don’t work; Mahmoud saves her |
| Describe the character: Youssef | Mahmoud’s father; presses the family to leave immediately after the bombing of their home; light-hearted personality |
| How are the storylines common | Families have to evacuate, protagonist makes adult decisions, all characters have someone die or disappear, all stories evacuate on boat |
| What type of figurative language is this: “The Mediterranean was still attacking them, wave after wave were trying to drown them.” | Personification |
| What type of figurative language is this: “They were three lonely islands, separated by an ocean of misery.” | Metaphore |
| What type of figurative language is this: “Then suddenly they were thrown to the bottom of the boat, and something buzzed like a mosquito underneath the bowl of the tanker.” | Simile and Onomatopea |
| What type of figurative language is this: “The Mediterranean Sea churned like a washing machine.” | Simile |
| What is Josef's inciting incident of the story? | Aaron Landau returns from the concentration camp and is told he has fourteen days to leave Germany |
| What is Isabel's inciting incident of the story? | The cruel policeman tells Papi that he will be arrested and sent to prison again. Fidel Castro tells the people that anyone who wants to leave Cuba may legally leave. |
| What is Mahmoud's inciting incident of the story? | The Bishara family’s apartment building is hit by a missile and collapses. |
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