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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 133 - 198).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Omar say he is thankful for ahead of Thanksgiving?
(a) To be in America.
(b) For his new baby brother.
(c) For his family's traditional food.
(d) His grandmother is coming to America soon.

2. What does Jude tell Fatima in her letter to Fatima about school?
(a) She speaks better English here than at home in Syria.
(b) Sometimes it feels like the whole world lives at her new school.
(c) She likes this school better than their old school.
(d) Her school is very cold.

3. What does Jude's mother say to her in English one day after she has been studying the language a while?
(a) I love you.
(b) Call your father for me.
(c) I miss home.
(d) We will survive.

4. Where did the Syrian president's family grow up in relation to Jude's town?
(a) The city to the west of her town.
(b) The city to the south of her town.
(c) The mountains north of Jude's town.
(d) The city just on the other side of the river in her town.

5. What pastry do Layla's parents let she and Jude eat at the restaurant?
(a) Cake.
(b) Baklava.
(c) Black and white cookies.
(d) Napoleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama make for dinner in Part I when Issa finally comes to dinner again after a long absence?

2. Who is Layla's father?

3. What sometimes makes it a good day when Jude goes to visit her Baba at his shop?

4. What does Mama tell Jude when she tells her they are leaving for America?

5. What happens between Jude and Sarah in the cafeteria one day that leaves Jude crying in the bathroom?

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