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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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. What does Jude notice her aunt particularly loves?

3. Where does Jude's aunt take she and Sarah out to lunch?

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

5. Which movie star does Jude like to think that she resembles at least a bit, around her mouth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jude sense about Baba when they first speak with him from America?

3. What surprises Jude about her first ESL class?

4. What does Jude's Mama tell Issa about his activism in Part I?

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

6. What does Sarah ask Jude to do for her that shocks Jude in Part II?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Warga includes a scene in the novel in which Jude and her mother wait anxiously to have their papers cleared by American immigration officials at the airport, she seems to leave the question of their plans for the length of their stay in America intentionally vague. Write an essay explaining why you think the author made this choice and how you think this choice affects the reader's understanding of the story.

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe the tensions Jude observes between her Mama and her Aunt Michelle? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Jude react so strongly the first time she sits down inside the Middle Eastern restaurant Ali Baba? What does Layla's friendship come to mean to Jude? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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