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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ben tell Jude about his old apartment back in China?
(a) His apartment was old and decaying.
(b) He used to live in the clouds in a very tall building.
(c) His apartment always had good cooking smells.
(d) His apartment was so small he could not even really lay down on the floor there.

2. What holiday do Fatima and Jude buy movies with their gift money from?
(a) Asroneyeh.
(b) Eid.
(c) Ramadan.
(d) Ramallah.

3. Why does Fatima start to cover her head?
(a) She wants to be able to get a good job, and she needs to cover her head in order to do this.
(b) She has gotten her period.
(c) She does not like her hair.
(d) She wants to make Jude jealous.

4. Who are Jude and Mama going to visit in America?
(a) Baba's brother.
(b) Baba's sister.
(c) Mama's brother.
(d) Mama's sister.

5. What proverb does Sarah's treatment of Jude make Jude think of?
(a) First today will be last tomorrow.
(b) Give her time and she will bloom.
(c) She can not give what she does not have.
(d) Jealousy is a green-eyed monster.

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

7. What does Jude's mother tell her she is afraid of when the big storm comes through the night before Jude starts school?
(a) That Jude will forget her home.
(b) That Jude will hate school.
(c) That Jude will want to run away.
(d) That Jude will miss Issa too much.

8. What does Jude hear Sarah ask her aunt that upsets her in Part II?
(a) When Jude and her mother are leaving.
(b) Whether Jude's brother Issa is still alive.
(c) Why Jude's clothes are so ugly.
(d) Why Jude's mother is so quiet.

9. When does Baba's smile fade on the first call Jude and Mama have with him?
(a) When Mama tells him about Jude's new school.
(b) When Mama tells him about their new clothes.
(c) When Mama asks about the store.
(d) When Jude asks about Issa.

10. What do both Jude and her mother say after the events at Issa's apartment in Part I?
(a) The government has no right to do this.
(b) This town should be safer.
(c) They could have taken you.
(d) We need to get out of here.

11. Who brings Jude to visit Issa at his new apartment?
(a) Baba.
(b) Aunt Amal.
(c) Mama.
(d) Fatima.

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

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

14. Who from Jude's family is going to America?
(a) Mama and Baba.
(b) Jude and Mama.
(c) Jude and Baba.
(d) Jude and Issa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the dominant one in Jude's aunt's and uncle's house?

2. Which of the following is Jude's city in Syria near?

3. What does Fatima most like to eat for her afternoon snack?

4. Who is Jude's cousin in America?

5. What happens between Jude and Sarah in the cafeteria one day that leaves Jude crying in the bathroom?

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