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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ben say he is thankful for ahead of Thanksgiving?
(a) Having a turkey for dinner.
(b) Finding money on the ground.
(c) Going back to visit family in China.
(d) Going to New York City with his family.

2. What does Jude think when she looks in the mirror wearing her hijab for the first time?
(a) She looks more mature and wiser.
(b) She looks more like her mother.
(c) She looks younger now.
(d) She looks overwhelmed by the scarf.

3. Why does Jude cry in the Middle Eastern restaurant her first visit there?
(a) There is a teapot just like Auntie Amal's.
(b) The cook looks just like her own father.
(c) She smells hummus for the first time since she was in Syria.
(d) The waiter's name is Issa.

4. Why is math class tough for Jude?
(a) She is behind in Algebra.
(b) The methods of math are different in the U.S. than in Syria.
(c) She is behind in Geometry.
(d) She does not know how to explain her answers even though she can do the work.

5. What does Jude often see Aunt Michelle doing in the early morning?
(a) Raking the leaves.
(b) Working at her computer.
(c) Talking in whispers with Uncle Mazin.
(d) Staring out the window and into the backyard.

6. 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.

7. What does Aunt Michelle say she wishes Mazin would do with Sarah?
(a) Teach her how to speak Arabic.
(b) Teach her some science.
(c) Teach her how to use a computer.
(d) Teach her how to ride a horse.

8. Why does Jude tell Mama she did not tell her about the play tryouts?
(a) She was embarrassed in case she did not get a part.
(b) She was not really sure if she was going to go through with it.
(c) She thought Mama would be angry.
(d) She did not want Mama to worry.

9. Why is Jude a little angry as she starts her tryout?
(a) Mrs. Bloom tells her to speak slowly.
(b) Mrs. Bloom mispronounces her last name.
(c) Mrs. Bloom tells her her English is a bit hard to understand.
(d) Mrs. Bloom is late to the audition.

10. What new word does Ben teach Jude and her classmates in the ESL class that means rich?
(a) Loaded.
(b) Bougie.
(c) Dripping.
(d) Smart.

11. Which movie does Jude pick her monologue for the play tryout from?
(a) Miss Congeniality.
(b) Dreamers.
(c) Pretty Woman.
(d) Notting Hill.

12. What does Jude's Mama think of Aunt Michelle's cooking?
(a) She thinks there are too many vegetables in it.
(b) She thinks Aunt Michelle makes too much pasta.
(c) She thinks the dinners Aunt Michelle makes are strange.
(d) She thinks there is too much meat in it.

13. What does the stranger at the bus stop say to Jude?
(a) He calls her a terrorist.
(b) He tells her to take her hijab off.
(c) He tells her he will call the police to come get her.
(d) He tells her to go back to where she came from.

14. What does Uncle Mazin say about Mama's cooking?
(a) It is too fatty.
(b) It is too salty.
(c) It is better than their mother's own cooking.
(d) It tastes like home.

15. What does Layla tell Jude about the school play?
(a) She has to pay fifty dollars in order to try out.
(b) She has to get her father's permission to try out.
(c) She can not try out.
(d) She has to get her mother's permission to try out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in charge of casting the play at school?

2. What is one of Layla's favorite phrases?

3. What does Jude find in Mama's room in Part IV that infuriates her?

4. What does Sarah say to Jude before they go to meet up with Sarah's friends?

5. What does Jude say to Sarah and her friends while sledding that gets their attention?

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