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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 67 - 132).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Issa tell Jude about America?
(a) That she should watch out only for herself there.
(b) That she will have an adventure and have so much fun there.
(c) That she should try not to speak English there.
(d) That she should only stay for a short time there and then come back to Syria.

2. What is the Arabic word meaning "be quiet" that Jude's parents often say to her?
(a) Ar'um Za.
(b) Milum.
(c) Frato.
(d) Skety.

3. Who does Baba not like for Jude to talk to?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Her cousins.
(d) Issa.

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

5. What does Jude's mother tell her she is afraid of when the big storm comes through the night before Jude starts school?
(a) That Jude will forget her home.
(b) That Jude will want to run away.
(c) That Jude will hate school.
(d) That Jude will miss Issa too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jude's aunt wear her hair?

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

3. Which of the following American singers does Jude like to sing songs along with her brother?

4. What does Uncle Mazin tell Mama when she observes that she does not see anything from home in his house?

5. What does Mama tell Jude when she tells her they are leaving for America?

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