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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the dominant one in Jude's aunt's and uncle's house?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gold.
(c) Purple.
(d) White.

2. What does Mama make for dinner in Part I when Issa finally comes to dinner again after a long absence?
(a) Baked chicken.
(b) Vegetable pakoras.
(c) Lamb legs.
(d) Lentil stew.

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

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

5. What does Jude's aunt make for her every morning for breakfast?
(a) French toast.
(b) Toasted pita.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Pancakes.

6. 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 them they are there for her mother to have a baby.
(d) She tells him they are there to stay permanently.

7. How do Jude and Mama talk to Baba from America?
(a) Through their new cell phones.
(b) On the library computer.
(c) On the landline telephone.
(d) On Uncle Mazin's computer.

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. 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.

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

15. How much older than Jude is Fatima?
(a) 24 days.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 8 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sarah react to her father taking Jude out to dinner, just the two of them?

2. What does Jude say people come to her city from other parts of Syria in order to do?

3. Which student in Jude's ESL class is originally from Korea?

4. What specific advice does Issa give to Jude about living in America?

5. What does Jude think of the mall her aunt takes her shopping at?

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