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What item does Ermir initially ask Ahmed to give up?
What item does Ermir initially ask Ahmed to give up?
- His bag
- His watch
- His phone (correct)
- His money
From which city did Ahmed arrive in Brussels?
From which city did Ahmed arrive in Brussels?
- Germany (correct)
- Paris
- Amsterdam
- Berlin
What is used to describe the tram lines above the streets?
What is used to describe the tram lines above the streets?
- Spider's webs (correct)
- Fishing nets
- Tree branches
- Bird nests
What kind of shops does Ahmed notice are open at night?
What kind of shops does Ahmed notice are open at night?
What kind of music was playing in the van before Ermir turned it off?
What kind of music was playing in the van before Ermir turned it off?
What is the initial amount of money Ermir and Ahmed discussed?
What is the initial amount of money Ermir and Ahmed discussed?
What item of Ahmed's clothing does Ermir notice and demand?
What item of Ahmed's clothing does Ermir notice and demand?
What is Ahmed's reaction when Ermir demands more money?
What is Ahmed's reaction when Ermir demands more money?
What does Ahmed try to do when Ermir becomes aggressive?
What does Ahmed try to do when Ermir becomes aggressive?
What feeling does Ahmed experience when the music in the van is turned off?
What feeling does Ahmed experience when the music in the van is turned off?
What type of room did Ahmed initially enter in the basement?
What type of room did Ahmed initially enter in the basement?
What color was the carpet in the storage room?
What color was the carpet in the storage room?
After leaving the storage room, where did Ahmed go to drink water?
After leaving the storage room, where did Ahmed go to drink water?
What kind of animal did Ahmed encounter in the bathroom?
What kind of animal did Ahmed encounter in the bathroom?
Which appliance was located in the laundry room?
Which appliance was located in the laundry room?
What was sticking out of the small door in the hallway?
What was sticking out of the small door in the hallway?
What did Ahmed smell when he opened the small door?
What did Ahmed smell when he opened the small door?
What material were the walls of the first room in the subcellar made of?
What material were the walls of the first room in the subcellar made of?
What kind of light fixture was in the third room of the subcellar?
What kind of light fixture was in the third room of the subcellar?
Before turning on the light, Ahmed thought he had found a:
Before turning on the light, Ahmed thought he had found a:
What signal did Ahmed notice indicating the end of summer?
What signal did Ahmed notice indicating the end of summer?
How did Ahmed and others keep warm in the tent during the cool summer nights?
How did Ahmed and others keep warm in the tent during the cool summer nights?
How much money did Ahmed's father give him for his journey?
How much money did Ahmed's father give him for his journey?
Where did Ahmed's father hide the money?
Where did Ahmed's father hide the money?
Who did Ahmed leave a note for before leaving?
Who did Ahmed leave a note for before leaving?
What was the smuggler's first name?
What was the smuggler's first name?
What kind of music was playing in the smuggler's van?
What kind of music was playing in the smuggler's van?
What did the van smell like?
What did the van smell like?
Where was Ahmed headed with the smuggler?
Where was Ahmed headed with the smuggler?
What did the smuggler ask Ahmed to hand over?
What did the smuggler ask Ahmed to hand over?
How did Ahmed escape from the van?
How did Ahmed escape from the van?
What did Ermir grab to try and stop Ahmed from escaping the van?
What did Ermir grab to try and stop Ahmed from escaping the van?
Where did Ahmed land when he tumbled out of the van?
Where did Ahmed land when he tumbled out of the van?
In what language did Ahmed shout for help?
In what language did Ahmed shout for help?
What type of building did Ahmed run past on the quiet street before finding refuge?
What type of building did Ahmed run past on the quiet street before finding refuge?
Where did Ahmed find refuge after running through an open gate?
Where did Ahmed find refuge after running through an open gate?
What was one of Ahmed's immediate physical needs mentioned after he escaped?
What was one of Ahmed's immediate physical needs mentioned after he escaped?
What was the condition of Ahmed's watch after his escape?
What was the condition of Ahmed's watch after his escape?
What was covering the glass doors at the back of the patio?
What was covering the glass doors at the back of the patio?
What type of items were inside the room Ahmed entered through the glass doors?
What type of items were inside the room Ahmed entered through the glass doors?
Flashcards
Ahmed
Ahmed
The main character who leaves the refugee camp to go to Calais.
Three hundred euros
Three hundred euros
The sum of money Ahmed's father gave him for his journey.
Calais
Calais
Ahmed's destination, a port town in northern France, frequently used as a transit point by refugees and migrants hoping to reach the UK.
Ermir
Ermir
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Tent
Tent
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Leaving at Midnight
Leaving at Midnight
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Rainy Weather
Rainy Weather
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End of Summer
End of Summer
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Promise to contact
Promise to contact
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Peeling Sneaker
Peeling Sneaker
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Subcellar
Subcellar
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Dank
Dank
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Burned Throat
Burned Throat
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Tiptoeing
Tiptoeing
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Drenched clothes
Drenched clothes
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Crept
Crept
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Whipped around
Whipped around
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Tempting
Tempting
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Skeleton Key
Skeleton Key
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Laundry Room
Laundry Room
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Catapult (action)
Catapult (action)
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Asphalt
Asphalt
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Blindly (movement)
Blindly (movement)
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Hunkered (houses)
Hunkered (houses)
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Unkempt (garden)
Unkempt (garden)
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Tendrils (ivy)
Tendrils (ivy)
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Fruit Tree (description)
Fruit Tree (description)
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Overhang (patio)
Overhang (patio)
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Unscathed (watch)
Unscathed (watch)
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Inspected (watch)
Inspected (watch)
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Smuggler
Smuggler
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Hesitation
Hesitation
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Being pressured
Being pressured
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Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord
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Night shops
Night shops
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Stiffened
Stiffened
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Pushing for more
Pushing for more
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Harvest organs
Harvest organs
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Be Calm
Be Calm
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Jerked
Jerked
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Study Notes
- Ahmed knew the summer was ending on the night of September 1st due to the temperature drop.
- The volunteers' blue plastic tarps were failing to keep the rain out of the tents, making the ground damp.
- Around midnight, Ahmed prepared to leave, listening to Ibrahim snoring and Bana whining.
- Ahmed checked for the three hundred euros his father had hidden in his passport.
- Ahmed kissed Bana and left a note for Ibrahim, promising to contact him from Calais.
- Ahmed met Ermir, a smuggler, who agreed to drive him to Calais for three hundred euros.
- Ermir took Ahmed's phone, promising to return it in Calais to prevent him from using it in the van.
- Ahmed remembered a story about smugglers harvesting organs for payment, and he became anxious.
- Ermir demanded more money, claiming three hundred euros was not enough and only covered gas.
- Ermir noticed Ahmed's watch and tried to take it, leading Ahmed to escape from the van.
- Ahmed ran into a quiet street, past an apartment building, and into the backyard of a house with an open gate.
- Ahmed climbed over a brick wall into an unkempt garden and hid on a recessed cement patio.
- Ahmed found the back patio with glass doors and bikes, helmets, a skateboard and skis inside.
- Ahmed entered the house, finding a bathroom where he drank water and encountered a fluffy white cat.
- Ahmed found a low hallway filled with packing boxes and then found a locked door with a skeleton key.
- Ahmed entered a subcellar with three rooms: an empty room with dirt walls, a cement room, and a third room with a high window and a light switch.
- Ahmed found a cubicle-lined room, a crypt, with no one having been there for weeks or months.
- Ahmed considered staying in the crypt for a night or two and located the bathroom for water and waste, and even an alcove in the wall to hide.
- Ahmed found a towel and blanket to dry himself and sleep and then collapsed onto the blanket in the crypt.
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Ahmed's journey takes a dark turn when the smuggler, Ermir, demands more money and tries to steal his watch. Recalling stories of organ harvesting, Ahmed escapes the van and finds himself alone in a quiet street. His desperation to reach Calais is now overshadowed by fear and uncertainty.
