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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 French restaurant.
(c) A local diner.
(d) A Burger King.

2. How does Sarah react to her father taking Jude out to dinner, just the two of them?
(a) She is fearful.
(b) She is happy for Jude.
(c) She is suspicious.
(d) She is jealous.

3. How do Jude and Mama talk to Baba from America?
(a) Through their new cell phones.
(b) On Uncle Mazin's computer.
(c) On the landline telephone.
(d) On the library computer.

4. How much older than Jude is Fatima?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 24 days.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 months.

5. What kind of show does Jude sometimes watch with Sarah?
(a) Shows about teenagers who try to solve a murder of one of their classmates.
(b) Shows about music.
(c) Shows about astronauts.
(d) Shows about superheros.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Mazin tell Mama when she observes that she does not see anything from home in his house?

2. What does Jude start to notice after she realizes not everyone in America is rich?

3. Which girl from Damascus did Fatima and Jude meet who they spent some time with in their town?

4. What is one thing Jude immediately notices about Uncle Mazin's house?

5. What does Sarah ask Jude in Part II that really surprises Jude?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Jude's Baba react when he came home to find her and Issa acting out scenes from American films?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Mama tell Jude about her conflicted feelings about America?

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