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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. Where does Jude's aunt take she and Sarah out to lunch?
(a) A fancy steakhouse.
(b) A local diner.
(c) A Burger King.
(d) A French restaurant.

2. What is the Arabic word meaning "be quiet" that Jude's parents often say to her?
(a) Frato.
(b) Skety.
(c) Milum.
(d) Ar'um Za.

3. 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 bad.
(c) They are all low-budget.
(d) They are all only dramas and they should try to watch comedies, too.

4. Who from Jude's family is going to America?
(a) Jude and Mama.
(b) Mama and Baba.
(c) Jude and Issa.
(d) Jude and Baba.

5. What is the name of Uncle Mazin's neighborhood?
(a) Rawley.
(b) Mariet.
(c) Clifton.
(d) Hillspring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the dominant one in Jude's aunt's and uncle's house?

2. How does Sarah react to her father taking Jude out to dinner, just the two of them?

3. Who are Jude and Mama going to visit in America?

4. What does Jude's uncle wear to pick them up at the airport?

5. What does Jude hear Sarah ask her aunt that upsets her in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Jude feel like more of a guest and a burden in Uncle Mazin's home?

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

4. How does Jude describe her city in Part I?

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

6. What happens the first time Jude visits Issa's new apartment?

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

8. What surprises Jude about her first ESL class?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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