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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. Who is Jude's older brother?
(a) Fardah.
(b) Yehleh.
(c) Remi.
(d) Issa.

2. What does Jude say people come to her city from other parts of Syria in order to do?
(a) Take exams.
(b) Breathe.
(c) Swim.
(d) Find jobs.

3. What does Jude's mother say to her in English one day after she has been studying the language a while?
(a) I love you.
(b) I miss home.
(c) We will survive.
(d) Call your father for me.

4. What does Jude's uncle wear to pick them up at the airport?
(a) His hospital scrubs.
(b) Jeans and a sweater.
(c) Shorts and flip flops.
(d) A tailored suit.

5. What does Jude begin to feel about her uncle's house not so long after she arrives?
(a) She feels she will never be comfortable there.
(b) She feels it is starting to look like her apartment back in Syria.
(c) She feels as if it is becoming her friend.
(d) She feels jealous of her uncle for how prosperous he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Arabic proverb about luck does Jude think of after talking with Sarah in Part II?

2. What is the feeling Jude gets from her cousin Sarah on the way home from the airport?

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

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

5. What does Mama criticize Jude's aunt for?

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