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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. Why does Fatima start to cover her head?
(a) She has gotten her period.
(b) She does not like her hair.
(c) She wants to make Jude jealous.
(d) She wants to be able to get a good job, and she needs to cover her head in order to do this.

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

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

4. How does Sarah react to her father taking Jude out to dinner, just the two of them?
(a) She is jealous.
(b) She is happy for Jude.
(c) She is suspicious.
(d) She is fearful.

5. What is one thing Jude immediately notices about Uncle Mazin's house?
(a) The shiny wood floors that creak.
(b) The paintings everywhere.
(c) The gold trim arond the doors.
(d) The Christmas decorations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Mazin tell Mama when she observes that she does not see anything from home in his house?

2. Who is Jude's aunt in America?

3. How do Jude and Mama talk to Baba from America?

4. What is the word for the afternoon snack Jude always has with Fatima?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Issa tell Jude about going to America?

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

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

5. What surprises Jude about her first ESL class?

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

7. Why does Jude decide not to raise her hand in math class on her first day even though she knows the answer?

8. What is Jude's first impression of her Uncle Mazin?

9. How does Sarah treat Jude during her first few weeks of school at school?

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

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