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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 new word does Ben teach Jude and her classmates in the ESL class that means rich?

2. Why does Jude think Sarah will not tell her what monologue she is going to use?

3. Why is math class tough for Jude?

4. Why did Fatima and Amal move out of Syria?

5. What is one thing Mama cooks when it is time for her to cook dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jude confront Mama with in Part IV that she is very angry about?

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

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

6. Why does Jude choose the song she chooses to sing for her tryout for the play?

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

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

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

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

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 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's discovery of her unsent letters to Fatima in her mother's room lead to between Jude and Mama? Why do both Jude and Mama keep their respective secrets from one another once they have moved to America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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