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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. Why did Fatima and Amal move out of Syria?

2. Why does Jude cry in the Middle Eastern restaurant her first visit there?

3. What is the Middle Eastern restaurant on Jude's favorite street called?

4. What does Jude find in Mama's room in Part IV that infuriates her?

5. Why does Jude tell Mama she did not tell her about the play tryouts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What momentous event happens while Jude is waiting for the results of the play tryouts to be posted?

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

6. Why does Jude get so emotional when she goes to the Middle Eastern restaurant and they serve her food for the first time?

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

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

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

10. Why is Jude growing more concerned about Fatima in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and when does Jude's brother Issa begin to change? What bothers Jude about the changes she sees in her brother early in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does the baby Amal represent for Jude and her family? How does Amal's arrival seem to change the dynamic in Uncle Mazin's household? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Jude eventually begin to realize is at the root of her cousin Sarah's coldness towards her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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