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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's Mama think of Aunt Michelle's cooking?
(a) She thinks there are too many vegetables in it.
(b) She thinks the dinners Aunt Michelle makes are strange.
(c) She thinks Aunt Michelle makes too much pasta.
(d) She thinks there is too much meat in it.

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

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

4. Where does Sarah go sledding with her friends in Part III?
(a) Mount Storm Park.
(b) Hilltop Park.
(c) Farrington Park.
(d) Fairway Park.

5. What does Grace ask Jude about her own language in Part III?
(a) Whether people ever harass her for speaking Arabic.
(b) Whether she likes English better than Arabic.
(c) Whether she misses speaking 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. What proverb does Mrs. Ravenswood make Jude think of?

3. Which movie does Jude pick her monologue for the play tryout from?

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

5. What does Layla's mother do when she first sees Jude in her hijab?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jude say to the rude person at the hospital in response to the person's comment to Mama?

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

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

4. What Arabic proverb does Mrs. Ravenswood put Jude in a mind of?

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

6. Why does Mrs. Bloom tell Jude she decided to give her a role?

7. Why does Jude think many Americans do not finish their sentences?

8. Soon after the news of Issa's departure from home, what does Jude start to realize about America's attitudes towards refugees?

9. How does Jude come to try to forgive Sarah for not being happy for her for getting a role in the play?

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

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