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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. Who is Jude's cousin in America?

2. What does Mama say about when children are supposed to move out of their parents' homes?

3. What does Ben tell Jude about his old apartment back in China?

4. Why does Jude think Uncle Mazin shows her the expensive things in his study?

5. What does Jude tell herself as she walks into her new school in America for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jude decide not to raise her hand in math class on her first day even though she knows the answer?

3. Why does Jude feel nervous going through immigration at the airport in America?

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

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

6. How did Jude's Baba react when he came home to find her and Issa acting out scenes from American films?

7. What does Jude's Mama say when Jude asks her why Americans seem to like old houses?

8. How does Sarah treat Jude during her first few weeks of school at school?

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

10. Why does Jude's Baba refuse to leave Syria with her and her Mama?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and when does Jude begin to become aware of the tensions between her Mama and Uncle Mazin about their divergent paths in life and their attitudes towards Syria? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How do Jude's Baba and Mama each react to Issa's activism? What does Jude think of Issa's activism? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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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