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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 one of Layla's favorite phrases?
(a) That's dope.
(b) It's a big deal.
(c) Cool!
(d) Good plan.

2. Why is math class tough for Jude?
(a) The methods of math are different in the U.S. than in Syria.
(b) She does not know how to explain her answers even though she can do the work.
(c) She is behind in Algebra.
(d) She is behind in Geometry.

3. What does Layla tell Jude about the school play?
(a) She has to pay fifty dollars in order to try out.
(b) She can not try out.
(c) She has to get her mother's permission to try out.
(d) She has to get her father's permission to try out.

4. What does Ben say he is thankful for ahead of Thanksgiving?
(a) Going to New York City with his family.
(b) Having a turkey for dinner.
(c) Going back to visit family in China.
(d) Finding money on the ground.

5. What proverb does Mrs. Ravenswood make Jude think of?
(a) There will always be sunshine after rain.
(b) An empty vessel clangs the loudest.
(c) Too much sun makes a desert.
(d) She makes you feel like a loaf of freshly baked bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part does Jude get in the play?

2. What does Jude think when she looks in the mirror wearing her hijab for the first time?

3. What does Jude tell Layla when Layla says they are not the kind of girls who glow in the spotlight?

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

5. Where does Sarah go sledding with her friends in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jude defiantly tell Sarah's friends when they go sledding in Part IV?

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

5. Why does Layla think Jude is lucky?

6. How do Jude and Miles begin to become friends?

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

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

9. What does the person at the hospital say to Mama as she and Jude are leaving that upsets them both?

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

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