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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jude hear Sarah ask her aunt that upsets her in Part II?
(a) Why Jude's clothes are so ugly.
(b) When Jude and her mother are leaving.
(c) Why Jude's mother is so quiet.
(d) Whether Jude's brother Issa is still alive.

2. Who is Jude's aunt in America?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Lily.
(c) Lauren.
(d) Maureen.

3. What does Jude start to notice after she realizes not everyone in America is rich?
(a) The homeless and poorer people.
(b) The signs advertising jobs.
(c) The payday lending advertisements.
(d) The overflowing hospitals.

4. What does Issa say in criticism of Syria's president?
(a) He is not religious enough.
(b) He is taxing the people too much.
(c) He is not hard enough on America.
(d) He is treasonous and he is oppressing his own people.

5. What is an appliance Jude's aunt shows her how to use that she did not even have back home?
(a) A dishwasher.
(b) A washing machine.
(c) A microwave.
(d) A coffee maker.

6. What does Jude say to the immigration official in the U.S. at the airport?
(a) She tells them they are there for her mother to have a baby.
(b) She tells him she is there to work.
(c) She confirms in English they are there to visit her uncle Mazin.
(d) She tells him they are there to stay permanently.

7. What proverb does Sarah's treatment of Jude make Jude think of?
(a) Give her time and she will bloom.
(b) She can not give what she does not have.
(c) Jealousy is a green-eyed monster.
(d) First today will be last tomorrow.

8. What does Jude think of the mall her aunt takes her shopping at?
(a) All the clothes are too revealing.
(b) Everything there is too expensive.
(c) It seems bigger than her entire town at home.
(d) It is way too bright.

9. Who teaches Jude's ESL class?
(a) Ms. Ravenswood.
(b) Mr. Stitch.
(c) Ms. Pickering.
(d) Mr. Lambard.

10. Who are Jude and Mama going to visit in America?
(a) Baba's sister.
(b) Baba's brother.
(c) Mama's sister.
(d) Mama's brother.

11. Who do Fatima and Jude decide Fatima resembles from the films they watch?
(a) Halle Berry.
(b) Sandra Bullock.
(c) Julia Roberts.
(d) Reese Witherspoon.

12. What does Jude's town smell like in summer time?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Fish.
(d) Rosemary.

13. What is one thing Jude immediately notices about Uncle Mazin's house?
(a) The gold trim arond the doors.
(b) The Christmas decorations.
(c) The paintings everywhere.
(d) The shiny wood floors that creak.

14. Why does Fatima start to cover her head?
(a) She wants to make Jude jealous.
(b) She wants to be able to get a good job, and she needs to cover her head in order to do this.
(c) She does not like her hair.
(d) She has gotten her period.

15. Which of the following does Jude miss from Syria during her first months in America?
(a) The library.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Snow.
(d) Chez Mariana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Fatima's mother?

2. What does Mama make for dinner in Part I when Issa finally comes to dinner again after a long absence?

3. What bakery does Mama get the bread for Jude's snacks from?

4. Which student in Jude's ESL class is originally from Korea?

5. What are Jude's first words in English to her aunt?

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