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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the feeling Jude gets from her cousin Sarah on the way home from the airport?
(a) She is very friendly.
(b) She does not really care whether Jude likes her or not.
(c) She seems much younger than Jude.
(d) She seems tired.

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

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

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

5. What does Sarah ask Jude in Part II that really surprises Jude?
(a) If Jude will teach her some Arabic words.
(b) If Jude will go to a party with her.
(c) If Jude will let Sarah do her makeup.
(d) If Jude will go shopping with Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Baba not like for Jude to talk to?

2. What do both Jude and her mother say after the events at Issa's apartment in Part I?

3. What does Jude tell Fatima in her letter to Fatima about school?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jude's Mama seem to feel about Aunt Michelle?

2. What does Mama tell Jude she needs to help her with in America?

3. What does Mama tell Jude about her conflicted feelings about America?

4. What does Jude sense about Baba when they first speak with him from America?

5. What happens the first time Jude visits Issa's new apartment?

6. Why does Jude feel nervous going through immigration at the airport in America?

7. How does Jude think Sarah, her cousin, is going to treat her when they first meet?

8. How have Fatima and Jude grown apart, according to Jude?

9. What does Jude overhear Sarah say in Part II that offends her?

10. How does Jude describe her city in Part I?

(see the answer keys)

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