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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 criticize Jude's aunt for?
(a) She says Jude's aunt spends too much money.
(b) She says Jude's aunt dyes her hair too often.
(c) She says Jude's aunt has made Mazin forget his home.
(d) She says Jude's aunt can not cook.

2. Where does Uncle Mazin take Jude out to dinner?
(a) A local diner.
(b) A McDonald's.
(c) A Middle Eastern restaurant.
(d) A fancy steakhouse.

3. What does Fatima bring for Jude right before she leaves for America?
(a) A basket of flowers.
(b) Her favorite pizza.
(c) A fancy cake.
(d) A large steak.

4. What does Jude like most to eat for her afternoon snack?
(a) Mozzarella and tomatoes.
(b) Olives.
(c) Jebneh and bread.
(d) Lamb.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Arabic proverb about luck does Jude think of after talking with Sarah in Part II?

2. Who is the president of Syria?

3. What does Mama say about when children are supposed to move out of their parents' homes?

4. What does Ben tell Jude about his old apartment back in China?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Fatima worry about as Jude prepares to leave Syria with her Mama?

4. What is Jude's first impression of her Uncle Mazin?

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

6. Why does Jude's Baba refuse to leave Syria with her and her Mama?

7. What does Sarah ask Jude to do for her that shocks Jude in Part II?

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

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

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

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