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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 199 - 266).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new word does Ben teach Jude and her classmates in the ESL class that means rich?
(a) Dripping.
(b) Smart.
(c) Bougie.
(d) Loaded.

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

3. What is one thing Jude thinks tourists in her town smell like?
(a) Gold.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) French perfume.
(d) Lamb.

4. What is the bad news Mama tells Jude in Part III?
(a) They do not know where Fatima and Aunt Amal are.
(b) Baba is going to flee to Lebanon.
(c) Issa has left home for somewhere near Aleppo.
(d) Baba has lost the store.

5. Why is Jude a little angry as she starts her tryout?
(a) Mrs. Bloom mispronounces her last name.
(b) Mrs. Bloom tells her her English is a bit hard to understand.
(c) Mrs. Bloom tells her to speak slowly.
(d) Mrs. Bloom is late to the audition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jude's Mama think of Aunt Michelle's cooking?

2. What does Issa tell Jude about America?

3. What does Uncle Mazin say about Mama's cooking?

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

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

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