Refugee by Alan Gratz 3 column notes pg 147-163
Refugee Notes
| Words and Phrases - analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. | Key Events - Explain how a story’s plot is developed by a series of events. | Comprehension Questions | |
| Page 147-163Josef | Pg 151 “That’s what I think of you and your race.” What tone is created by this quote? | “…the Landau family was one thing Josef wasn’t sure they could put back together” | 1. “Joseph had felt the tension mounting all over the ship, the pandemonium threatening to boil over every time the crew dealt with the passengers.” What is the meaning of pandemonium a. chaos b. stillness c. crazy d. anxious 2. What does the tern “feverishly” mean from page 153 paragraph 1? a. quiet b. slowly c. frantically d. sluggish 3. “She was crying great howling tears and tearing at her clothes”. What does the author reveal about Mahmoud’s mother? a. She is upset b. she is inconsolable c. she wants to be left alone d. Mahmoud did something wrong |
| Isabel | Pg 154 “smothering the house in its giant paw and dragging the shattered pieces back into its lair.” What does the figurative language mean? | Why do you think the author included Isabel’s flashback? Use explicit evidence from the text to support your answer. | |
| Mahmoud | “As far as Mahmoud was concerned, his world was four meters round.” Pg 159. What is significant about this quote and what does it reveal about Mahmoud’s situation? | What happened to Hanna and how does this impact Mahmoud and his family? | |
| Summarize | What are the similarities between Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud? Think about their characters developing throughout the story. | ||