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

2. What is one thing Jude thinks tourists in her town smell like?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) French perfume.
(d) Gold.

3. What are two things that are not good for business in Jude's town?
(a) Revolution and war.
(b) Religion and currency exchange.
(c) Hot weather and high air fares.
(d) Stock markets and progressive ideas.

4. What does Fatima ask Jude if she is going to pack for America?
(a) Her books.
(b) Her necklaces.
(c) Head scarves.
(d) Her favorite CDs of American music.

5. What does Jude's mother call her as an affectionate nickname?
(a) Habibti.
(b) Franci.
(c) Mon'yeh.
(d) Liebshein.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jude's cousin in America?

2. Who brings Jude to visit Issa at his new apartment?

3. What Arabic proverb about luck does Jude think of after talking with Sarah in Part II?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Jude feel like more of a guest and a burden in Uncle Mazin's home?

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's Mama tell Issa about his activism in Part I?

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

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

7. Why does Jude eventually realize that Sarah has asked her for the surprising thing she has asked her for in Part II?

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

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

10. What has begun to drive a wedge between Jude's brother Issa and her Baba?

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