Refugee - Final Exam

What caused the crisis in Cuba?

• A. A war with the United States
• B. The collapse of the Soviet Union
• C. A major hurricane
• D. A deadly disease outbreak

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why must Isabel leave Cuba?

• A. Her father is in danger of being arrested
• B. She wants to join her brother in America
• C. Her family is being deported
• D. She is in trouble for speaking out against Castro

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why must Mahmoud leave Syria?

• A. His parents want him to study abroad
• B. He is drafted into the military
• C. His apartment is destroyed in an airstrike
• D. His dad got a job in Germany

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why must Josef leave Germany?

• A. His father is given an ultimatum—leave or go to a concentration camp
• B. His mother want to move closer to family in America
• C. His father has a job opportunity in Cuba
• D. He has been accepted into a school in Great Britain

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What do Lito and Mahmoud’s father have in common as characters?

• A. They are both strict and decisive authority figures.
• B. They both try to run away from their problems.
• C. They both act as comic relief characters, lightening tense situations.
• D. They both believe that their families should have stayed in their home countries.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What profession did Lito say he had when he was younger?

• A. A fisherman
• B. A police officer
• C. A teacher
• D. A ship captain

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the metaphor in the following sentence mean? "A life was a symphony, with different movements and complicated musical forms."

• A) Life has different stages, each with its own challenges and experiences.
• B) Life is always filled with music and happiness.
• C) Life is simple and follows the same pattern over and over.
• D) Life is chaotic and random, with no clear direction.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What sacrifice does Mahmoud make at the end of the chapter where his family's raft wrecked on the rocks and they were thrown into the ocean?

• A) He gives up his spot on a boat so his mother can board.
• B) He swims to shore alone, leaving his family behind.
• C) He begs a passing boat to take his baby sister.
• D) He refuses to leave his family, even when offered a place on a boat.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What literary device is used when Josef’s father recalls his experiences in Dachau?

• A) Foreshadowing
• B) Flashback
• C) Irony
• D) Symbolism

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Where does Isabel’s family first land, mistakenly thinking they have reached the United States?

• A) Florida
• B) The Dominican Republic
• C) Cuba
• D) The Bahamas

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9