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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one thing Josef realizes just after his father's rescue from the ocean?

2. What type of humor is Mahmoud's father Youssef's trademark?

3. What is NOT an item Mahmoud sees upon disembarking from the Greek Coast Guard boat?

4. When Isabel's boat is sinking and all the passengers are bailing furiously, what kind of craft approaches them suddenly?

5. When Mahmoud and his family wait at the border between Greece and Macedonia, what is NOT one way Mahmoud feels?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reason given for the firemen on the ship engaging in bad behavior while the ship is docked in Cuba and what are they said to be doing?

2. For what reasons does Lito take on the role of leading Ivan's funeral ceremony?

3. How does Josef's mother's plan for getting a sleeping potion for her husband Aaron go awry?

4. For what purpose does Josef leave his father Aaron alone in the family's cabin when his mother is asleep?

5. What shocking detail does Mahmoud's father reveal to his family once they have been thrown into the water by their dinghy's destruction on the rocks?

6. For what reason does Dr. Aber, the father of Renata and Evelyne, tell the girls to disembark from the ship without bringing any of their belongings?

7. What does Isabel mean when she thinks that "Fidel Castro has Ivan's blood all over him" (224)?

8. What reaction do the other passengers of the MS St. Louis have to Renata and Evelyne being allowed to leave the ship to join their father?

9. What about Waleed's reaction to being held at gunpoint worries Mahmoud about his brother even more than before?

10. When Isabel realizes that each part of the journey has been like the verse of a song, what results does she come up with when thinking of the various verses the song would include?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critical essay about the novel while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as class, socioeconomic status, and humanitarian aid.

Essay Topic 2

What is the novel's message concerning the link between ignorance and hatred?

Essay Topic 3

How is the topic of revolution treated within the novel and how does its treatment relate to the book's depicted eras?

Discuss the author's messages about guilt and responsibility within the novel Refugee.

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