Refugee Ch. 7-9 (pg 34-55)

Use context clues to decide the meaning of the word omen.

"St. Louis was the name of a city in Americas, Josef has learned. That seemed like a good omen."

• signal

• title

• name

• choice

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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What purpose does the following simile serve?

"The shabby man had lurched from the shadow like an escapee from a mental asylum was Josef's father."

• To show how excited Josef's father was to see him

• To demonstrate the shock of Josef's family

• To show how Josef's fathers appearance had drastically changed

• To distinguish how unlike the other passengers Josef's father looked

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What purpose does the below metaphor serve?

"A skeleton in a threadbare suit three sizes too big for him."

• To illustrate how thin Josef's father had become

• To show the comparison of a skeleton and a suit three sizes too big

• To demonstrate the harsh treatment that Josef's father had received while away from his family

• To show that Josef's father had enjoyed his time away from his family

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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CCSS.RI.8.5

Use context clues to decide the meaning of the word gaunt.

"Aaron Landau's eyes bulged from his gaunt face as he tried to look at his children."

• dirty

• round

• muscular

• skeleton-like

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why was Josef so shocked to see the sailors treat his family "like real people"?

• Josef and his family expected to be moved to first class.

• Josef and his family were amazed to at the kind spirit of the sailor that didn't have a Star of David armband.

• Josef and his family were use to being treated poorly because they were Jews.

• Josef and his family expected the sailors to look down on their family based on the appearance of Josef's father.

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"But all Josef could think about was what terrible things must have happened to his father to make him look so awful and act so scared"

Based off of this text, Josef's father can be considered what type of character?

• Static because Josef's father does not appear to change

• Protagonist because he is going up against the Nazi party

• Flat because Josef's father has no real personality and seems like a fictional character

• Dynamic because Josef is telling us about his father has changed over time.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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According to the "Wet Foot, Dry Foot" policy, people caught with "dry feet" on US soil....

• were granted refugee status

• were sent to Guantanamo Bay

• were allowed to remain in the US and become US citizens

• returned to Cuba

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In Ch. 8, Fidel Castro blames US agents for violence that had broken out. According to Papi, "It wasn't the US agents. It was __________ __________."

• angry Cubans

• hungry Cubans

• rioting teenagers

• Russian spies

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Isabel's family wishes to leave Cuba and escape Fidel Castro. What type of conflict is demonstrated here?

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Religion

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Use context clues to decide the meaning of the word anecdotes.

"Castro rambled on without a script, quoting several novels and telling personal anecdotes about the Revolution."

• statistics

• stories

• prayers

• letters

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CCSS.RL.7.4