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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bakery does Mama get the bread for Jude's snacks from?
(a) Zatar's Bakery.
(b) Fronyeh's Bakery.
(c) Layla's Bakery.
(d) Hibah's Bakery.

2. What does Fatima bring for Jude right before she leaves for America?
(a) A fancy cake.
(b) A basket of flowers.
(c) A large steak.
(d) Her favorite pizza.

3. What does Jude's mother tell her she is afraid of when the big storm comes through the night before Jude starts school?
(a) That Jude will miss Issa too much.
(b) That Jude will want to run away.
(c) That Jude will forget her home.
(d) That Jude will hate school.

4. 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) We will survive.
(d) I miss home.

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

6. Where does Uncle Mazin take Jude out to dinner?
(a) A local diner.
(b) A fancy steakhouse.
(c) A McDonald's.
(d) A Middle Eastern restaurant.

7. What happens between Jude and Sarah in the cafeteria one day that leaves Jude crying in the bathroom?
(a) Jude thinks Sarah is going to invite her to sit with her and her friends but she just ignores Jude again.
(b) Sarah tells Jude her food is disgusting.
(c) Sarah spills her food on Jude.
(d) Sarah yells at Jude in front of everyone.

8. What Arabic proverb about luck does Jude think of after talking with Sarah in Part II?
(a) Luck may touch you one day and leave you the next.
(b) Luck comes to those who deserve it.
(c) Her luck splits open rocks.
(d) The lucky one today may be the sorry one tomorrow.

9. What does Jude's uncle wear to pick them up at the airport?
(a) Shorts and flip flops.
(b) His hospital scrubs.
(c) Jeans and a sweater.
(d) A tailored suit.

10. How do Jude and Mama talk to Baba from America?
(a) On the landline telephone.
(b) Through their new cell phones.
(c) On the library computer.
(d) On Uncle Mazin's computer.

11. Which of the following people is one of Jude's favorite American movie stars?
(a) Meryl Streep.
(b) Scarlett Johansson.
(c) Julia Roberts.
(d) Halle Berry.

12. What does Issa say in criticism of Syria's president?
(a) He is not religious enough.
(b) He is not hard enough on America.
(c) He is taxing the people too much.
(d) He is treasonous and he is oppressing his own people.

13. What city does the girl from Damascus tell Fatima and Jude she has a friend from?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) San Franscisco.

14. 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 first get a job.
(d) When they reach age 16.

15. Who is the president of Syria?
(a) Marin Basher.
(b) Amal Al-Houmani.
(c) Bashar al-Assad.
(d) Renala Roneyeh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jude's mother call her as an affectionate nickname?

2. What does the girl from Damascus tell Fatima and Jude about the American movies they tell her they like?

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

4. When does Baba's smile fade on the first call Jude and Mama have with him?

5. Which of the following does Jude miss from Syria during her first months in America?

(see the answer keys)

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