Refugee: Ch. 49-51 Quick Check

Which three phrases best summarize Chapters 48-51?

• cut on the window glass, swimming to shore, television reporters

• caught by German soldiers, reaching America with Little Mariano, walking across Hungary to freedom

• playing mean games, the Coast Guard, praying to Mecca

• the schoolhouse, the dancers, help from the Austrians

Read this passage from Chapter 49. Josef’s mother ripped at the seams, the way his father had when he’d rent his garments for old Professor Weiler on the ship. Which type of figurative language is used?

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom

• alliteration

Which words best describe Mahmoud’s relationship with his family? Check all that apply.

• caring

• respectful

• distrustful

• understanding

• protective

Which sentence from Refugee supports the conclusion that Little Mariano was very lucky to be born when he was?

• Isabel had to carry little Mariano to shore so her father and the others could carry Mami behind them.

• They had made it to the States. To freedom.

• He’s an American. And soon I will be too.

• Isabel held the screaming baby up high for him to see, and Lito fell to his knees, hands clasped to his chest.

The best title for Chapter 50 (Mahmoud’s story) would be ---.

• The United Nations

• Interviews

• A Strange Land

• A Family Again

Which word best describes the travelers at the end of Chapter 50 (Isabel’s story)?

• weary

• exhausted

• elated

• relaxed

Write a summary for the events that happened in Ch. 40 (Josef's story)

Match each cause to its effect.

• Fernandez & Castillo families are safe

• The Coast Guard ship can't land on the beach.

• must wear her coat in the summertime

• The Austrians watch the television newscast.

• They greet refugees at the border

• Mama hides her diamonds on Ruthies coat.