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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is Jude's city in Syria near?
(a) The sea.
(b) The lake region.
(c) The border.
(d) The energy center.

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

5. How far is Jude's new school from Uncle Mazin's house?
(a) 8 blocks.
(b) 3 blocks.
(c) 8 miles.
(d) 3 miles.

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

7. Why is Baba not leaving Syria?
(a) He does not want to leave his sister.
(b) He does not want to leave his mother.
(c) He does not want to leave his store.
(d) He does not want to leave his friends.

8. What does Sarah ask Jude in Part II that really surprises Jude?
(a) If Jude will teach her some Arabic words.
(b) If Jude will let Sarah do her makeup.
(c) If Jude will go shopping with Sarah.
(d) If Jude will go to a party with her.

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

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

11. Which movie star does Jude like to think that she resembles at least a bit, around her mouth?
(a) Reese Witherspoon.
(b) Julia Roberts.
(c) Halle Berry.
(d) Sandra Bullock.

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

13. What city does the girl from Damascus tell Fatima and Jude she has a friend from?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) San Franscisco.

14. What does Jude notice her aunt particularly loves?
(a) Fine art.
(b) Anything French.
(c) Planting trees and cultivating butterflies in her garden.
(d) Shopping for clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jude's mother say to her in English one day after she has been studying the language a while?

2. How much older than Jude is Fatima?

3. What are Jude's first words in English to her aunt?

4. Who teaches Jude's ESL class?

5. What does Jude's town smell like in summer time?

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