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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jude find in Mama's room in Part IV that infuriates her?
(a) Her CDs.
(b) Her letters to Fatima that Mama never sent.
(c) Letters from Baba to her.
(d) Letters from Issa to her.

2. What does Layla's mother do when she first sees Jude in her hijab?
(a) Kisses her on each cheek.
(b) Salutes her.
(c) Sings to her.
(d) She does not react.

3. What does Jude particularly try not to break regarding Fatima?
(a) The glass beads Fatima gave her.
(b) Her promise not to forget Fatima.
(c) Her friendship bracelet from Fatima.
(d) Her teapot Fatima gave her.

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

5. What new word does Ben teach Jude and her classmates in the ESL class that means rich?
(a) Dripping.
(b) Smart.
(c) Loaded.
(d) Bougie.

6. What does Omar say he is thankful for ahead of Thanksgiving?
(a) To be in America.
(b) For his new baby brother.
(c) For his family's traditional food.
(d) His grandmother is coming to America soon.

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

8. Who asks Sarah to take Jude along with her friends in Part III?
(a) Jude.
(b) Uncle Mazin.
(c) Aunt Michelle.
(d) Mama.

9. What is one thing Mama cooks when it is time for her to cook dinner?
(a) Friend cauliflower.
(b) Beef stew.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Olive tapenade.

10. Where are Layla's parents from?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Syria.
(d) The United Arab Emirates.

11. What does Mama ask Jude to do when Jude angrily confronts her in Part IV?
(a) Sing for her.
(b) Write another letter to Baba.
(c) Write a letter to Mama instead of yelling at her.
(d) Try to call Issa.

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

13. Why does Jude think Sarah will not tell her what monologue she is going to use?
(a) She thinks Sarah is worried it is the one Jude is already doing.
(b) She thinks Sarah might think she will steal it.
(c) She thinks Sarah has not actually picked one for herself yet.
(d) She thinks Sarah is ashamed of it.

14. Why does Jude cry in the Middle Eastern restaurant her first visit there?
(a) She smells hummus for the first time since she was in Syria.
(b) The waiter's name is Issa.
(c) The cook looks just like her own father.
(d) There is a teapot just like Auntie Amal's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Michelle start calling Jude in Part III?

2. What does Jude's favorite street in her neighborhood feel like to her?

3. Which three friends do Sarah and Jude meet up with on the snow day in Part III?

4. What pastry do Layla's parents let she and Jude eat at the restaurant?

5. What does Layla tell Jude about on Valentine's Day?

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