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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) This is home.
(c) He has memories of home.
(d) He has books in his study from home.

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

4. What does Jude tell Fatima in her letter to Fatima about school?
(a) She speaks better English here than at home in Syria.
(b) Her school is very cold.
(c) Sometimes it feels like the whole world lives at her new school.
(d) She likes this school better than their old school.

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

6. What bakery does Mama get the bread for Jude's snacks from?
(a) Hibah's Bakery.
(b) Fronyeh's Bakery.
(c) Zatar's Bakery.
(d) Layla's Bakery.

7. What does Jude's mother say to her in English one day after she has been studying the language a while?
(a) I miss home.
(b) We will survive.
(c) Call your father for me.
(d) I love you.

8. What does Fatima bring for Jude right before she leaves for America?
(a) A fancy cake.
(b) A large steak.
(c) A basket of flowers.
(d) Her favorite pizza.

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

10. What does Jude's aunt tell her about their house?
(a) It used to be owned by a sea captain.
(b) It is over 100 years old.
(c) It is edged in pure gold.
(d) It is very new.

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

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

13. Which of the following people is one of Jude's favorite American movie stars?
(a) Meryl Streep.
(b) Julia Roberts.
(c) Scarlett Johansson.
(d) Halle Berry.

14. 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 want to run away.
(c) That Jude will hate school.
(d) That Jude will miss Issa too much.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jude's aunt wear her hair?

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

3. What does Jude's mother call her as an affectionate nickname?

4. When does Baba's smile fade on the first call Jude and Mama have with him?

5. What happens when Jude visits Issa at his apartment for the first time?

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