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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Jude's aunt wear her hair?
(a) In long waves.
(b) In a long loose braid.
(c) In a very short buzz cut.
(d) In a short crop.

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

5. What does Jude think of the mall her aunt takes her shopping at?
(a) All the clothes are too revealing.
(b) It is way too bright.
(c) It seems bigger than her entire town at home.
(d) Everything there is too expensive.

6. What does Baba worry that Issa is doing with his friends in Part I?
(a) Trying to find a way out of the country.
(b) Plotting a revolution.
(c) Studying.
(d) Plotting to try out for the Eurovision song contest together.

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

8. Which of the following American singers does Jude like to sing songs along with her brother?
(a) Rolla Springer.
(b) Britney Spears.
(c) Whitney Houston.
(d) Suzanne Vega.

9. What does Jude start to notice after she realizes not everyone in America is rich?
(a) The overflowing hospitals.
(b) The signs advertising jobs.
(c) The homeless and poorer people.
(d) The payday lending advertisements.

10. 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.

11. What does Jude like most to eat for her afternoon snack?
(a) Mozzarella and tomatoes.
(b) Olives.
(c) Jebneh and bread.
(d) Lamb.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jude hear Sarah ask her aunt that upsets her in Part II?

2. Who is Jude's cousin in America?

3. What does Mama criticize Jude's aunt for?

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

5. Who is Fatima's mother?

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