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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Jude tell Layla when Layla says they are not the kind of girls who glow in the spotlight?
(a) She has starred in school plays before.
(b) She has recorded her own CD before.
(c) She has always wanted to be a star.
(d) She wants to be.

4. What part does Sarah get in the play?
(a) She is cast as Plumette.
(b) She is cast as Mrs. Potts.
(c) She is in the chorus.
(d) She is cast as Belle.

5. What does Layla want to do for the school play?
(a) Work on sets.
(b) Play an instrument in the orchestra.
(c) Work on the lighting.
(d) Try for a part.

6. Why does Jude decide to wear the hijab?
(a) She is proud and wants to be seen as she is.
(b) She wants to please her mother.
(c) She likes the colors of the scarves.
(d) She wants to please her father.

7. How does Aunt Michelle react to Jude's choice to wear the hijab?
(a) She tells her that Uncle Mazin would rather she not wear it.
(b) She tells her she looks beautiful no matter what, but she hopes Jude knows it is her choice to wear it or not.
(c) She tells her she will take her shopping for more scarves.
(d) She tells her not to wear it.

8. Who does the song Jude is going to sing for the play tryouts remind her of when she sings it?
(a) Baba.
(b) Issa.
(c) Mama.
(d) Amal.

9. What is the Arabic word for "girl"?
(a) Boine.
(b) Bint.
(c) Mene.
(d) Nomi.

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

11. Who says she wants to work on the sets for the school play while everyone is sledding in Part IV?
(a) Jude.
(b) Harper.
(c) Sloane.
(d) Mina.

12. What does the woman in the hospital say to Jude's Mama as they are leaving?
(a) That she looks very worn-down.
(b) That she should go home to her own country.
(c) That she looks like she is having twins.
(d) That she does not have to wear her hijab in this country.

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

14. Where does Mama tell Jude that Fatima is living with Aunt Amal?
(a) United Arab Emirates.
(b) Aleppo.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

15. What does Grace ask Jude about her own language in Part III?
(a) Whether she misses speaking Arabic.
(b) Whether people ever harass her for speaking Arabic.
(c) Whether she likes English better than Arabic.
(d) Whether she is worried she will forget some Syrian words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Jude decide to sing for her play tryout?

2. When does Jude practice her song for the play tryouts at home?

3. What does Omar say he is thankful for ahead of Thanksgiving?

4. What street in Jude's neighborhood does she really like best?

5. Who is Layla's mother?

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