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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama say about when children are supposed to move out of their parents' homes?
(a) When they go to university.
(b) When they get married.
(c) When they reach age 16.
(d) When they first get a job.

2. What proverb does Sarah's treatment of Jude make Jude think of?
(a) Give her time and she will bloom.
(b) Jealousy is a green-eyed monster.
(c) She can not give what she does not have.
(d) First today will be last tomorrow.

3. What does Jude start to notice after she realizes not everyone in America is rich?
(a) The overflowing hospitals.
(b) The homeless and poorer people.
(c) The signs advertising jobs.
(d) The payday lending advertisements.

4. What color is the dominant one in Jude's aunt's and uncle's house?
(a) White.
(b) Purple.
(c) Gold.
(d) Blue.

5. Why does Jude think Uncle Mazin shows her the expensive things in his study?
(a) To make her like him.
(b) To make her jealous.
(c) To show her how much better than her father he is.
(d) To impress her.

6. Which of the following is Jude's city in Syria near?
(a) The border.
(b) The sea.
(c) The lake region.
(d) The energy center.

7. What specific advice does Issa give to Jude about living in America?
(a) Be brave.
(b) Be sad.
(c) Be kind.
(d) Be smart.

8. Who does Baba not like for Jude to talk to?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Her cousins.
(d) Issa.

9. Who is Jude's aunt in America?
(a) Lauren.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Lily.
(d) Michelle.

10. What does Mama make for dinner in Part I when Issa finally comes to dinner again after a long absence?
(a) Vegetable pakoras.
(b) Baked chicken.
(c) Lentil stew.
(d) Lamb legs.

11. What is one thing Jude thinks tourists in her town smell like?
(a) Gold.
(b) French perfume.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Lamb.

12. What does Jude's town smell like in summer time?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Fish.

13. What does Mama tell Jude when she tells her they are leaving for America?
(a) Mama is very ill.
(b) Mama is pregnant.
(c) Mama's mother is very ill.
(d) Mama's brother is very ill.

14. What does Jude's aunt tell her about their house?
(a) It is very new.
(b) It is edged in pure gold.
(c) It is over 100 years old.
(d) It used to be owned by a sea captain.

15. What kind of show does Jude sometimes watch with Sarah?
(a) Shows about astronauts.
(b) Shows about teenagers who try to solve a murder of one of their classmates.
(c) Shows about music.
(d) Shows about superheros.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jude tell herself as she walks into her new school in America for the first time?

2. What does Jude begin to feel about her uncle's house not so long after she arrives?

3. What does Mama criticize Jude's aunt for?

4. What does Jude's aunt make for her every morning for breakfast?

5. What is one thing Jude immediately notices about Uncle Mazin's house?

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