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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 267 - 333).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Baba's smile fade on the first call Jude and Mama have with him?
(a) When Mama tells him about their new clothes.
(b) When Mama tells him about Jude's new school.
(c) When Mama asks about the store.
(d) When Jude asks about Issa.

2. What does the girl from Damascus tell Fatima and Jude about the American movies they tell her they like?
(a) They are all only dramas and they should try to watch comedies, too.
(b) They are all bad.
(c) They are all low-budget.
(d) They are all old.

3. What does Layla tell Jude about on Valentine's Day?
(a) A police raid on undocumented immigrants.
(b) A robbery at her parents' restaurant.
(c) An explosion in another part of the world.
(d) A party at her house.

4. What does the woman in the hospital say to Jude's Mama as they are leaving?
(a) That she looks very worn-down.
(b) That she does not have to wear her hijab in this country.
(c) That she should go home to her own country.
(d) That she looks like she is having twins.

5. What is one thing Mama cooks when it is time for her to cook dinner?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Beef stew.
(c) Olive tapenade.
(d) Friend cauliflower.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aunt Michelle react to Jude's choice to wear the hijab?

2. What does seeing the graffiti on Layla's family's restaurant make Jude wish?

3. What specific advice does Issa give to Jude about living in America?

4. What happens when Jude visits Issa at his apartment for the first time?

5. Which movie star does Jude like to think that she resembles at least a bit, around her mouth?

(see the answer key)

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