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Where did Ahmed and Max catch the last train of the night?
Where did Ahmed and Max catch the last train of the night?
- Vienna to Budapest (correct)
- Vienna to Keleti
- Budapest to Vienna
- Keleti to Vienna
How long would it take for them to arrive in the Hungarian capital?
How long would it take for them to arrive in the Hungarian capital?
In just two and a half hours.
What did the conductor ask Max?
What did the conductor ask Max?
- "English?"
- "Where are you coming from?"
- "Alone? Without parents?"
- All of the above (correct)
What did Max say when the conductor asked if he was alone?
What did Max say when the conductor asked if he was alone?
What symbol was on the door at the end of the car?
What symbol was on the door at the end of the car?
What language did Ahmed understand?
What language did Ahmed understand?
After escaping the train, where did AHmed and max hide from the police?
After escaping the train, where did AHmed and max hide from the police?
What did Max say they needed to do after grabbing Ahmeds arm?
What did Max say they needed to do after grabbing Ahmeds arm?
After the train stopped moving, Ahmed pushed Max back toward the vestibule.
After the train stopped moving, Ahmed pushed Max back toward the vestibule.
Flashcards
Running Away
Running Away
The act of fleeing or escaping from a place or situation.
Passport
Passport
A document establishing a person's identity and nationality for international travel.
Traveling within the EU
Traveling within the EU
Traveling between countries within the European Union.
Passenger
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Vestibule (train)
Vestibule (train)
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Vaulting
Vaulting
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"No Entry" Symbol
"No Entry" Symbol
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Defeated (feeling)
Defeated (feeling)
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Cornered/Trapped
Cornered/Trapped
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Disembark
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Underpass
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Take Note
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Smuggler
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Budapest
Budapest
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Detention
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Shudder
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Scout Group
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Threat
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On Foot
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Switching Crew
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Unwelcome
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Startle
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Announcement
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Kindess
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Despair
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Border
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Longing
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Uniforms
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Authorities
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Hostile
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Study Notes
Chapter Fifty-Five
- Ahmed and Max caught the last train of the night from Vienna to Budapest and found seats in the second car.
- They are due to arrive in the Hungarian capital in two and a half hours.
- Ahmed attributes their luck to Albert Jonnart, viewing it as kindness
- Ahmed reflects on Ralph, who lost both his parents and hopes he has found peace.
- Ahmed thinks of his mother, Jasmine, and Nouri.
- 45 minutes have passed since the train departed from Vienna when the train stopped at a deserted platform.
On the Train
- Max states he knows where to hide until morning.
- A conductor in a blue uniform and cap with a black purse begins checking tickets.
- Max and Ahmed exchange hushed words, noting that the ticket check is likely happening again because they are now in Hungary.
- To the conductor, Max states they are traveling on a Scout exchange.
- Ahmed presents his Belgian ID but the conductor asks for a passport.
Chapter Fifty-Six
- Max and Ahmed are cornered as the train has stopped
- Ahmed pushes them toward the vestibule.
- A policeman runs from another car, shouting at passengers.
- Max and Ahmed leap from the train onto the platform amidst the chaos.
- They race down a staircase and through an underpass into the station.
- Ahmed's speed causes Max's arm to feel as though it is being pulled
- The fleeing pair determined to keep up with the policeman's shouts behind them.
- They run through the station, out and into a square with buildings.
- They are back outside a minute later.
Pursuit
- While running from a flashlight beam through the silhouettes of trees, Ahmed leads Max through an opening between buildings and onto a sidewalk.
- They race past an illuminated building with a clock tower, spires, hall and a courthouse before entering a park
- Ahmed pulls Max towards a dark cluster of trees as they enter the park, but Max trips on the ground.
- Ahmed helps Max to his feet.
- Crouching by a clump of bushes, Ahmed indicates that they should hide behind them.
- Ahmed removes his jacket and spreads it over both of them.
- They overhear voices and footsteps, and smell cigarette smoke.
- Max coughs, swallowing saliva to soothe his throat.
- The clock tower bell tolls and the park becomes quiet.
- Max asks what to do, whispering that they stay there until morning, then get back on the train.
Hungary
- Ahmed states he vowed he would never step foot into Hungary after last summer.
- He recalls how police mistreated refugees, including children, detaining families without water and throwing food at them
- Announcements are made in Hungarian and German.
- Ahmed recognizes the German word "willkommen," meaning welcome, but feels unwelcome in Hungary.
- Ahmed suggests staying in Budapest until the first train to Kiskunhalas in the morning.
- The detention center is less than three kilometers from the train station. -Ahmed remembers being marooned in Keleti, the Budapest train station, with hundreds of others, bathing children in bathroom sinks.
- Smugglers offered taxi rides to the border, and he witnessed desperate crowds of people rushing the trains.
Escape from the train
- Max gives a quick glance, and Ahmed grabs their bags and races.
- Ahmed slams his palm against the electric panel to open the car door, leading them to a vestibule packed with other passengers
- Ahmed elbows his way through the crowds into the next train car, passing passengers.
- An officer and conductor pursues them
- Ahmed glances out the train window, seeing a platform coming up and lights
- He sees the station as the train continues to crawl
- The train inched forward.
- Looking up Max realizes that the train car door has a red circle with a white line through it, an international 'no entry symbol'.
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Test your knowledge of the Night Train to Budapest. This quiz covers key plot points and character interactions. Review Ahmed and Max's journey and escape.
