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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fatima ask Jude if she is going to pack for America?
(a) Head scarves.
(b) Her books.
(c) Her necklaces.
(d) Her favorite CDs of American music.

2. What does Jude begin to feel about her uncle's house not so long after she arrives?
(a) She feels jealous of her uncle for how prosperous he is.
(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 she will never be comfortable there.

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

4. Which of the following does Jude miss from Syria during her first months in America?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Chez Mariana.
(c) Snow.
(d) The library.

5. 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.

6. What does Jude's town smell like in summer time?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Fish.
(d) Flowers.

7. 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.

8. What is the kind of food Jude ate in Syria called in America?
(a) Middle Eastern food.
(b) French food.
(c) Peasant food.
(d) Italian food.

9. How does Sarah react to her father taking Jude out to dinner, just the two of them?
(a) She is jealous.
(b) She is happy for Jude.
(c) She is suspicious.
(d) She is fearful.

10. Which of the following people is one of Jude's favorite American movie stars?
(a) Halle Berry.
(b) Meryl Streep.
(c) Scarlett Johansson.
(d) Julia Roberts.

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

12. What are two things that are not good for business in Jude's town?
(a) Hot weather and high air fares.
(b) Revolution and war.
(c) Religion and currency exchange.
(d) Stock markets and progressive ideas.

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

14. What does Mama say about when children are supposed to move out of their parents' homes?
(a) When they get married.
(b) When they reach age 16.
(c) When they go to university.
(d) When they first get a job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Issa say in criticism of Syria's president?

2. What does Jude like most to eat for her afternoon snack?

3. How do Jude and Mama talk to Baba from America?

4. Who are Jude and Mama going to visit in America?

5. What does Jude's aunt make for her every morning for breakfast?

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