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

2. What are Jude's first words in English to her aunt?
(a) I do not know.
(b) Hello.
(c) I love it.
(d) Thank you.

3. What does Jude's mother tell her she is afraid of when the big storm comes through the night before Jude starts school?
(a) That Jude will hate school.
(b) That Jude will want to run away.
(c) That Jude will miss Issa too much.
(d) That Jude will forget her home.

4. Who teaches Jude's ESL class?
(a) Ms. Ravenswood.
(b) Mr. Stitch.
(c) Ms. Pickering.
(d) Mr. Lambard.

5. What does Jude's aunt make for her every morning for breakfast?
(a) French toast.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Toasted pita.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the girl from Damascus tell Fatima and Jude about the American movies they tell her they like?

3. What does Mama tell Jude when she tells her they are leaving for America?

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

5. Who is Jude's older brother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How have Fatima and Jude grown apart, according to Jude?

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

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

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

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

9. What surprises Jude about her first ESL class?

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

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