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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jude decide to wear the hijab?
(a) She is proud and wants to be seen as she is.
(b) She wants to please her mother.
(c) She wants to please her father.
(d) She likes the colors of the scarves.

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

3. Who is Layla's father?
(a) Samir.
(b) Yared.
(c) Issa.
(d) Mazin.

4. What does Layla tell Jude about on Valentine's Day?
(a) An explosion in another part of the world.
(b) A police raid on undocumented immigrants.
(c) A party at her house.
(d) A robbery at her parents' restaurant.

5. What does Aunt Michelle start calling Jude in Part III?
(a) Sweetie.
(b) Fomi.
(c) Darling.
(d) Habibti.

6. What has Jude learned that many Americans do in conversation when they do not want to say hard things?
(a) Say, "Do not make me say it."
(b) Say, "You get it, right?"
(c) Say, "You know," and then stop talking.
(d) Say, "Yada yada."

7. What pastry do Layla's parents let she and Jude eat at the restaurant?
(a) Baklava.
(b) Napoleans.
(c) Cake.
(d) Black and white cookies.

8. What does Jude say to Sarah and her friends while sledding that gets their attention?
(a) Her brother Issa is coming to America too.
(b) She is going to go back to Syria.
(c) She is going to try out for the play.
(d) She does not really know how to speak English.

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

10. What kind of appointment does Jude go to with Mama in Part III?
(a) A dermatologist appointment.
(b) An appointment for her broken bone.
(c) An eye appointment.
(d) An ultrasound appointment for the baby.

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

12. Which three friends do Sarah and Jude meet up with on the snow day in Part III?
(a) Michelle, Lisa, and Jessica.
(b) Maddie, Chase, and Lyddie.
(c) Amada, Lettie, and Naomi.
(d) Mina, Harper, and Sloane.

13. What does the woman in the hospital say to Jude's Mama as they are leaving?
(a) That she looks like she is having twins.
(b) That she looks very worn-down.
(c) That she does not have to wear her hijab in this country.
(d) That she should go home to her own country.

14. Why does Jude tell Mama she did not tell her about the play tryouts?
(a) She was not really sure if she was going to go through with it.
(b) She thought Mama would be angry.
(c) She did not want Mama to worry.
(d) She was embarrassed in case she did not get a part.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Mazin say about Mama's cooking?

2. Why did Fatima and Amal move out of Syria?

3. What does Layla tell Jude about the school play?

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

5. What part does Sarah get in the play?

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