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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Jude say people come to her city from other parts of Syria in order to do?
(a) Take exams.
(b) Breathe.
(c) Swim.
(d) Find jobs.

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

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) Studying.
(c) Plotting a revolution.
(d) Plotting to try out for the Eurovision song contest together.

7. What does Ben tell Jude about his old apartment back in China?
(a) His apartment was old and decaying.
(b) His apartment was so small he could not even really lay down on the floor there.
(c) His apartment always had good cooking smells.
(d) He used to live in the clouds in a very tall building.

8. Who do Fatima and Jude decide Fatima resembles from the films they watch?
(a) Julia Roberts.
(b) Sandra Bullock.
(c) Reese Witherspoon.
(d) Halle Berry.

9. When does Baba's smile fade on the first call Jude and Mama have with him?
(a) When Mama tells him about Jude's new school.
(b) When Jude asks about Issa.
(c) When Mama tells him about their new clothes.
(d) When Mama asks about the store.

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

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

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

13. What does Jude's mother call her as an affectionate nickname?
(a) Liebshein.
(b) Mon'yeh.
(c) Habibti.
(d) Franci.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Baba not leaving Syria?

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

3. What holiday do Fatima and Jude buy movies with their gift money from?

4. What does Jude's mother tell her she is afraid of when the big storm comes through the night before Jude starts school?

5. What is an appliance Jude's aunt shows her how to use that she did not even have back home?

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