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Where did Max and Ahmed transfer to another train after Cologne?
Where did Max and Ahmed transfer to another train after Cologne?
- Vienna
- Brussels
- Frankfurt Central Station (correct)
- New York
What did Ahmed say people gave refugees when they came off the train in August?
What did Ahmed say people gave refugees when they came off the train in August?
- Assault rifles
- Tickets
- Bags of food (correct)
- Money
What did Max think the ticket seller suspected when he asked if they were American?
What did Max think the ticket seller suspected when he asked if they were American?
- They did not have enough money
- They were lost tourists
- They were spies
- They were traveling with a Syrian suspect (correct)
Where did Max and Ahmed buy fries and Cokes?
Where did Max and Ahmed buy fries and Cokes?
What book was propped in Ahmed's lap while Max was asleep on the train?
What book was propped in Ahmed's lap while Max was asleep on the train?
What city were Max and Ahmed traveling to when Max woke up from his nap?
What city were Max and Ahmed traveling to when Max woke up from his nap?
What was Ahmed doing while Max was sleeping?
What was Ahmed doing while Max was sleeping?
Who does Ahmed think knows how to run over roofs?
Who does Ahmed think knows how to run over roofs?
About what year does Max tell Ahmed about Albert Jonnart?
About what year does Max tell Ahmed about Albert Jonnart?
What did Max say about how the Germans used to be?
What did Max say about how the Germans used to be?
What was unique about Frankfurt station that Max noticed?
What was unique about Frankfurt station that Max noticed?
What did Ahmed compare Max to after their interaction with the ticket seller?
What did Ahmed compare Max to after their interaction with the ticket seller?
What did the people do when the train came into the station in August, according to Ahmed?
What did the people do when the train came into the station in August, according to Ahmed?
What was the ticket seller's physical feature that was mentioned?
What was the ticket seller's physical feature that was mentioned?
What language did the ticket seller speak to Max and Ahmed?
What language did the ticket seller speak to Max and Ahmed?
What did Max dream about on the train?
What did Max dream about on the train?
What made Max wake up feeling queasy?
What made Max wake up feeling queasy?
Besides the train, what else did Max and Abmed have to buy tickets for?
Besides the train, what else did Max and Abmed have to buy tickets for?
What did Ahmed say when Max said he felt it was a close call?
What did Ahmed say when Max said he felt it was a close call?
What was the name of the book Max was reading before he fell asleep?
What was the name of the book Max was reading before he fell asleep?
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Study Notes
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In Cologne, Max and Ahmed transfer to another train
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The train arrives at Frankfurt Central Station an hour later
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Ahmed had been to Frankfurt before on a special train for refugees in August where people would clap and give food
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Max finds it strange that Germans were once the bad guys, but now are the good ones
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Frankfurt station is enormous with over a hundred tracks and five departure halls, making it easy to disappear
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There are a few police officers with assault rifles, but the atmosphere is less tense than in Brussels
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They need to buy tickets to Vienna
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The ticket seller, a young man with a hipster beard, asks if they're American in English
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Max pictures a police bulletin with "Wanted: American boy, traveling with Syrian suspect"
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The ticket seller says he was in New York last year
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Max and Ahmed buy fries and Cokes at McDonald’s, which is packed with kids
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At 1:45, they board the train to Vienna
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Max falls asleep but wakes up queasy from the fries and a nightmare
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Max can't remember what his nightmare was about
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He looks for Ahmed, who is reading "The Calculus Affair"
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Ahmed asks if he is okay, Max says he dreamed they took him away
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They are in Austria, soon to be in Vienna
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Ahmed has been reading and thinking, including about his dad
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Ahmed asks how Fontaine knows to run over roofs and if Max has a plan
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Max says Monsieur Jonnart knows
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Max realizes he has never told Ahmed about Albert Jonnart
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He wants Ahmed to know how history saved them
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The street was named for Albert Jonnart after the war
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In 1942, Albert
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As Max starts to tell the story, it is as if they are being transported back in time
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Max and Ahmed arrive in Frankfurt, a bustling station that reminds Ahmed of a past journey. They navigate the station, buy tickets to Vienna, and grab a quick meal at McDonald's before boarding their train.