Refugee: Ch. 46-48 Quick Check

The word mañana is significant in the book in all the following EXCEPT ---.

• It is just a way of marking time.

• It connects two of the stories.

• It gives the characters hope for the future.

• It is a false promise.

Which type of figurative language is used in this passage? Mahmoud’s brother, Waleed, was broken too, but unlike his mother he had been broken piece by piece, over time, like someone snapping off little bites of a chocolate bar until there was nothing left.

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• alliteration

Based on the events of the story, which most likely will happen?

• Mahmoud will reach Austria.

• Josef will see his father again.

• Isabel and her family will have a funeral for Iván.

• Isabel will travel to Germany.

Which word best describes the end of Chapter 46 (Josef’s story)?

• surprising

• comical

• lively

• contentment

Isabel experiences each of the following EXCEPT ---.

• losing a loved one

• violence

• hope for the future

• reaching her goals

Name two reasons why it would have been better for Josef to got to England instead of France.

Sequence the following events by numbering them in the correct order. 1 being what happened first and 5 being what happened last

• Mahmoud open the door and walks outside the block building

• Mahmoud and his father are reunited with his mom and brother

• People from the UN enter the refugee camp

• The Bisharas miss lunch because they don't know sandwiches are being thrown

• Mahmoud and his father are taken to a refugee camp

How are Josef's and Isabel's stories alike? Check all that apply.

• They are both hungry and thirsty while traveling across the ocean.

• Both want to escape dictators.

• Both Josef and Isabel have a family member that jumps overboard.

• They are both promised mañana.