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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 sometimes makes it a good day when Jude goes to visit her Baba at his shop?
(a) When he lets her invite her boyfriend to sit in the shop with them.
(b) When he lets her eat a candy bar.
(c) When he lets her help stock shelves and pays her for the work.
(d) When he lets her read the paper in English.

2. Which girl from Damascus did Fatima and Jude meet who they spent some time with in their town?
(a) Layla.
(b) Bernice.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Sammy.

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

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

5. What does Jude tell herself as she walks into her new school in America for the first time?
(a) Be good.
(b) Be smart.
(c) Be kind.
(d) Be brave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Uncle Mazin's neighborhood?

2. What does Issa tell Jude about America?

3. What happens between Jude and Sarah in the cafeteria one day that leaves Jude crying in the bathroom?

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

5. What city does the girl from Damascus tell Fatima and Jude she has a friend from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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