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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 does Jude tell Layla about fear in relation to the play?
(a) She is very afraid of trying out for the play.
(b) She is not going to let her cousin make her fearful about the play tryouts.
(c) Her brother is missing in the middle of a war zone, so she is not afraid of trying out for a play.
(d) She is going to prove to her mother that she is not afraid of trying out for the play.

2. What does Jude often say in English when she means to say "so"?
(a) Much.
(b) Fast.
(c) Too.
(d) Hard.

3. 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 does not have to wear her hijab in this country.
(c) That she looks like she is having twins.
(d) That she should go home to her own country.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of appointment does Jude go to with Mama in Part III?

2. What does Jude do in Part IV that pleases and surprises her mother and is a sign of maturity in their culture?

3. What does Aunt Michelle say she wishes Mazin would do with Sarah?

4. What does Mama ask Jude to do when Jude angrily confronts her in Part IV?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jude decide to try out for a part in the school play?

2. Where does Issa go when he leaves home in Part III?

3. Why does Jude choose the song she chooses to sing for her tryout for the play?

4. Why does Jude choose her monologue from the movie Notting Hill?

5. How does the rest of the family react the night Mama cooks dinner in Part III?

6. Why does Layla think Jude is lucky?

7. How does Jude's wearing her hijab change the way people look at her on the street?

8. What does Sarah tell Jude when Aunt Michelle makes Sarah take Jude sledding with her?

9. What does Jude think is the bravest thing a person can do after she learns of Issa's departure from home?

10. What does Mama say at the doctor's appointment in Part III that makes the ultrasound technician laugh?

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