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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. Why is Baba not leaving Syria?
(a) He does not want to leave his sister.
(b) He does not want to leave his mother.
(c) He does not want to leave his friends.
(d) He does not want to leave his store.

2. What does Jude notice her aunt particularly loves?
(a) Anything French.
(b) Planting trees and cultivating butterflies in her garden.
(c) Shopping for clothes.
(d) Fine art.

3. What is an appliance Jude's aunt shows her how to use that she did not even have back home?
(a) A coffee maker.
(b) A microwave.
(c) A dishwasher.
(d) A washing machine.

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

5. Who does Baba not like for Jude to talk to?
(a) Tourists.
(b) Issa.
(c) Her cousins.
(d) Fatima.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Jude's first words in English to her aunt?

2. What proverb does Sarah's treatment of Jude make Jude think of?

3. Who from Jude's family is going to America?

4. What does Issa tell Jude about America?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Issa tell Jude about going to America?

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