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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is math class tough for Jude?
(a) She is behind in Geometry.
(b) The methods of math are different in the U.S. than in Syria.
(c) She does not know how to explain her answers even though she can do the work.
(d) She is behind in Algebra.

2. What does Jude often see Aunt Michelle doing in the early morning?
(a) Raking the leaves.
(b) Staring out the window and into the backyard.
(c) Talking in whispers with Uncle Mazin.
(d) Working at her computer.

3. What is the Middle Eastern restaurant on Jude's favorite street called?
(a) Za'taar.
(b) Mama Aishar's.
(c) Ali Baba.
(d) Fatulah Baba.

4. What does Layla tell Jude about the school play?
(a) She can not try out.
(b) She has to get her father's permission to try out.
(c) She has to pay fifty dollars in order to try out.
(d) She has to get her mother's permission to try out.

5. What does Jude say when she first comes into the Middle Eastern restaurant?
(a) Skety.
(b) Maharai.
(c) Marhaba.
(d) Norbili.

6. What happens while Jude is waiting to hear the result of the tryouts?
(a) She has her first kiss with a boy.
(b) She gets her first computer video call from Issa.
(c) She gets her period for the first time.
(d) She gets her first letter back from Fatima.

7. What part does Sarah get in the play?
(a) She is cast as Plumette.
(b) She is cast as Belle.
(c) She is in the chorus.
(d) She is cast as Mrs. Potts.

8. What does Jude start to think is the bravest thing a person can do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Leave her own country.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Hope.

9. Who is the girl in school who gets the best parts in the school plays?
(a) Abigail Beth Malone.
(b) Maebelle Maynard.
(c) Lori Felts.
(d) Rishina Murray.

10. What does Jude tell Layla about fear in relation to the play?
(a) Her brother is missing in the middle of a war zone, so she is not afraid of trying out for a play.
(b) She is very afraid of trying out for the play.
(c) She is going to prove to her mother that she is not afraid of trying out for the play.
(d) She is not going to let her cousin make her fearful about the play tryouts.

11. What song does Jude decide to sing for her play tryout?
(a) I Love Rock and Roll.
(b) I Will Always Love You.
(c) Toxic.
(d) Don't Stop Believing.

12. What does Ben say he is thankful for ahead of Thanksgiving?
(a) Going to New York City with his family.
(b) Finding money on the ground.
(c) Going back to visit family in China.
(d) Having a turkey for dinner.

13. What does Jude think when she looks in the mirror wearing her hijab for the first time?
(a) She looks more like her mother.
(b) She looks more mature and wiser.
(c) She looks overwhelmed by the scarf.
(d) She looks younger now.

14. What is the bad news Mama tells Jude in Part III?
(a) They do not know where Fatima and Aunt Amal are.
(b) Baba is going to flee to Lebanon.
(c) Issa has left home for somewhere near Aleppo.
(d) Baba has lost the store.

15. Who is in charge of casting the play at school?
(a) Mrs. Bloom.
(b) Mr. Yarwood.
(c) Mrs. Ravenswood.
(d) Mr. Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Miles ask Jude during their ice-breaker at play practice?

2. What does Jude tell Layla when Layla says they are not the kind of girls who glow in the spotlight?

3. What does Mama ask Jude to do when Jude angrily confronts her in Part IV?

4. What does Jude find in Mama's room in Part IV that infuriates her?

5. What does Layla's mother do when she first sees Jude in her hijab?

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