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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 Fatima ask Jude if she is going to pack for America?
(a) Her books.
(b) Her favorite CDs of American music.
(c) Her necklaces.
(d) Head scarves.

2. What does the girl from Damascus tell Fatima and Jude about the American movies they tell her they like?
(a) They are all old.
(b) They are all low-budget.
(c) They are all bad.
(d) They are all only dramas and they should try to watch comedies, too.

3. What does Jude begin to feel about her uncle's house not so long after she arrives?
(a) She feels she will never be comfortable there.
(b) She feels as if it is becoming her friend.
(c) She feels jealous of her uncle for how prosperous he is.
(d) She feels it is starting to look like her apartment back in Syria.

4. What does Uncle Mazin tell Mama when she observes that she does not see anything from home in his house?
(a) He has books in his study from home.
(b) He has memories of home.
(c) He has cooking vessels from home.
(d) This is home.

5. What are two things that are not good for business in Jude's town?
(a) Hot weather and high air fares.
(b) Revolution and war.
(c) Religion and currency exchange.
(d) Stock markets and progressive ideas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the president of Syria?

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

3. What is the word for the afternoon snack Jude always has with Fatima?

4. What does Jude say to the immigration official in the U.S. at the airport?

5. What happens when Jude visits Issa at his apartment for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jude think Sarah, her cousin, is going to treat her when they first meet?

2. What does Mama tell Jude she needs to help her with in America?

3. Why does Jude decide not to raise her hand in math class on her first day even though she knows the answer?

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

5. What does Jude's Mama tell Issa about his activism in Part I?

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

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

8. How does Jude's Mama seem to feel about Aunt Michelle?

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

10. What does Jude overhear Sarah say in Part II that offends her?

(see the answer keys)

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