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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What specific advice does Issa give to Jude about living in America?
(a) Be kind.
(b) Be smart.
(c) Be brave.
(d) Be sad.

3. How does Jude's aunt wear her hair?
(a) In long waves.
(b) In a short crop.
(c) In a very short buzz cut.
(d) In a long loose braid.

4. What holiday do Fatima and Jude buy movies with their gift money from?
(a) Ramadan.
(b) Ramallah.
(c) Eid.
(d) Asroneyeh.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jude's older brother?

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

3. What does Fatima bring for Jude right before she leaves for America?

4. What does Jude's aunt tell her about their house?

5. Which girl from Damascus did Fatima and Jude meet who they spent some time with in their town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jude's parents often tell her when she talks to tourists or asks too many questions?

2. What does Jude's Mama say when Jude asks her why Americans seem to like old houses?

3. What has begun to drive a wedge between Jude's brother Issa and her Baba?

4. Why does Jude feel nervous going through immigration at the airport in America?

5. How does Sarah treat Jude during her first few weeks of school at school?

6. What does Jude sense about Baba when they first speak with him from America?

7. Why does Jude eventually realize that Sarah has asked her for the surprising thing she has asked her for in Part II?

8. What does Mama tell Jude about her conflicted feelings about America?

9. How have Fatima and Jude grown apart, according to Jude?

10. How does Jude see her town change in Part I?

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