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

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

3. What pastry do Layla's parents let she and Jude eat at the restaurant?
(a) Baklava.
(b) Napoleans.
(c) Cake.
(d) Black and white cookies.

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

5. What does Layla tell Jude about the school play?
(a) She can not try out.
(b) She has to get her father's permission to try out.
(c) She has to get her mother's permission to try out.
(d) She has to pay fifty dollars in order to try out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Michelle start calling Jude in Part III?

2. What does Jude notice in Baba's eyes when he sees her for the first time on the video call in her hijab?

3. What does Jude often say in English when she means to say "so"?

4. What is one thing Jude immediately notices about Uncle Mazin's house?

5. What is the kind of food Jude ate in Syria called in America?

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