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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 the president of Syria?
(a) Bashar al-Assad.
(b) Amal Al-Houmani.
(c) Marin Basher.
(d) Renala Roneyeh.

2. What does Baba worry that Issa is doing with his friends in Part I?
(a) Plotting a revolution.
(b) Plotting to try out for the Eurovision song contest together.
(c) Trying to find a way out of the country.
(d) Studying.

3. 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 asks about the store.
(c) When Jude asks about Issa.
(d) When Mama tells him about Jude's new school.

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

5. Why does Jude think Uncle Mazin shows her the expensive things in his study?
(a) To show her how much better than her father he is.
(b) To impress her.
(c) To make her like him.
(d) To make her jealous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Fatima's mother?

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

3. How does Sarah react to her father taking Jude out to dinner, just the two of them?

4. What does Jude start to notice after she realizes not everyone in America is rich?

5. What is the Arabic word meaning "be quiet" that Jude's parents often say to her?

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