Refugee Novel

What theme is common to the stories of Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud?

• The importance of family

• The adventure of travel

• The excitement of new beginnings

• The pursuit of wealth

What role does the setting play in Isabel's story?

• It is merely a backdrop and does not affect the plot.

• It symbolizes hope and new beginnings.

• It presents significant challenges and dangers on her journey.

• It is a constant source of comfort and safety.

Match the correct quote OR description to the right character.

JOSEF

• “When we were talking that first night, everybody was telling each other what they wanted to do when we got to the US… but I never said.  I wanted to open a restaurant with my sons.”

• _____ said good-bye to his father as well.  He took his shirt collar in both hands and ripped it along the seam…

• “I have to go.  We’re building…a doghouse.”

• “I was very little then, and I’m very old now, and I don’t remember too much about that time.  But I do remember my father being very sick.”

Match the correct quote OR description to the right character.

ISABEL

• In a flash, _____ remembered her grandmother disappearing under the waves just like that two years ago, and without another thought, _____ dove in…

•  “No, my beautiful boy.  If the boat hadn’t come along when it did, if you hadn’t convinced them to take her, she would have drowned.”

• “I was very little then, and I’m very old now, and I don’t remember too much about that time.  But I do remember my father being very sick.”

• “After the evening roll call, they would choose someone to drown.  One every night.”

Match the correct quote OR description to the right character.

LITO

• “It’s nothing, Chabela.  Just… a memory.  Something I haven’t thought about in a long time.”

• “When we were talking that first night, everybody was telling each other what they wanted to do when we got to the US… but I never said.  I wanted to open a restaurant with my sons.”

•  “After the evening roll call, they would choose someone to drown.  One every night.”

• “No, my beautiful boy.  If the boat hadn’t come along when it did, if you hadn’t convinced them to take her, she would have drowned.”

Match the correct quote OR description to the right character.

AARON LANDAU

• _____ said good-bye to his father as well.  He took his shirt collar in both hands and ripped it along the seam…

• “Hey, at least we know we’re on the right track… The right track.  Get it?”

• In a flash, _____ remembered her grandmother disappearing under the waves just like that two years ago, and without another thought, _____ dove in…

•  “After the evening roll call, they would choose someone to drown.  One every night.”

Match the correct quote OR description to the right character.

MAHMOUD'S FATHER (YOUSSEF)

• “No, my beautiful boy.  If the boat hadn’t come along when it did, if you hadn’t convinced them to take her, she would have drowned.”

• _____ said good-bye to his father as well.  He took his shirt collar in both hands and ripped it along the seam…

• “Hey, at least we know we’re on the right track… The right track.  Get it?”

• “After the evening roll call, they would choose someone to drown.  One every night.”

Match the correct quote OR description to the right character.

• _____ sat like a zombie in front of the television

• _____ said good-bye to his father as well.  He took his shirt collar in both hands and ripped it along the seam…

• In a flash, _____ remembered her grandmother disappearing under the waves just like that two years ago, and without another thought, _____ dove in…

• “I was very little then, and I’m very old now, and I don’t remember too much about that time.  But I do remember my father being very sick.”

Match the correct quote OR description to the right character.

WALEED

• _____ sat like a zombie in front of the television

• “No, my beautiful boy.  If the boat hadn’t come along when it did, if you hadn’t convinced them to take her, she would have drowned.”

• “I was very little then, and I’m very old now, and I don’t remember too much about that time.  But I do remember my father being very sick.”

• _____ said good-bye to his father as well.  He took his shirt collar in both hands and ripped it along the seam…

What is the primary theme explored in the novel 'Refugee'?

• A) The struggle for survival

• B) The pursuit of happiness

• C) The quest for knowledge

• D) The search for identity