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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jude's aunt in America?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Lily.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Lauren.

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

3. What does Uncle Mazin tell Mama when she observes that she does not see anything from home in his house?
(a) He has cooking vessels from home.
(b) He has memories of home.
(c) He has books in his study from home.
(d) This is home.

4. What specific advice does Issa give to Jude about living in America?
(a) Be sad.
(b) Be brave.
(c) Be smart.
(d) Be kind.

5. What does Jude tell herself as she walks into her new school in America for the first time?
(a) Be kind.
(b) Be brave.
(c) Be smart.
(d) Be good.

6. What happens when Jude visits Issa at his apartment for the first time?
(a) They get evicted by the landlord.
(b) The ceiling falls in.
(c) The police raid it.
(d) There is a bad fire.

7. What does Jude begin to feel about her uncle's house not so long after she arrives?
(a) She feels it is starting to look like her apartment back in Syria.
(b) She feels she will never be comfortable there.
(c) She feels as if it is becoming her friend.
(d) She feels jealous of her uncle for how prosperous he is.

8. Where does Uncle Mazin take Jude out to dinner?
(a) A Middle Eastern restaurant.
(b) A McDonald's.
(c) A local diner.
(d) A fancy steakhouse.

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

10. Who is Fatima's mother?
(a) Layla.
(b) Aunt Amal.
(c) Raena.
(d) Mina.

11. What is the word for the afternoon snack Jude always has with Fatima?
(a) Fromina.
(b) Za'Tar.
(c) Asroneyeh.
(d) Ma'Tar.

12. What is the feeling Jude gets from her cousin Sarah on the way home from the airport?
(a) She is very friendly.
(b) She seems much younger than Jude.
(c) She does not really care whether Jude likes her or not.
(d) She seems tired.

13. Who does Baba not like for Jude to talk to?
(a) Issa.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Her cousins.
(d) Fatima.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Jude thinks tourists in her town smell like?

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

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

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

5. What does the girl from Damascus tell Fatima and Jude about the American movies they tell her they like?

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