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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 do both Jude and her mother say after the events at Issa's apartment in Part I?
2. Why does Jude think Uncle Mazin shows her the expensive things in his study?
3. Who does Baba not like for Jude to talk to?
4. What is the name of Uncle Mazin's neighborhood?
5. What are Jude's first words in English to her aunt?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Fatima worry about as Jude prepares to leave Syria with her Mama?
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 makes Jude feel like more of a guest and a burden in Uncle Mazin's home?
5. Why does Jude decide not to raise her hand in math class on her first day even though she knows the answer?
6. How does Jude see her town change in Part I?
7. Why does Jude's Baba refuse to leave Syria with her and her Mama?
8. What does Jude overhear Sarah say in Part II that offends her?
9. What has begun to drive a wedge between Jude's brother Issa and her Baba?
10. What do Jude's parents often tell her when she talks to tourists or asks too many questions?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When and how does Jude begin to become more aware of the depth of animosity, suspicion, and even malice some Americans feel towards Muslims, refugees, and foreigners? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Warga writes "America, like every other place in the world, is a place where some people sleep and some people, other people, dream" (82). Write an essay explaining what you think Warga means with this sentence.
Essay Topic 3
What is the result of Uncle Mazin's one-on-one dinner with Jude? What does Jude better begin to understand about her uncle's own feelings about America after her dinner with him? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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