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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 Jude's uncle wear to pick them up at the airport?
(a) Shorts and flip flops.
(b) Jeans and a sweater.
(c) His hospital scrubs.
(d) A tailored suit.

2. Which of the following people is one of Jude's favorite American movie stars?
(a) Halle Berry.
(b) Meryl Streep.
(c) Julia Roberts.
(d) Scarlett Johansson.

3. What is one thing Jude thinks tourists in her town smell like?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Lamb.
(c) French perfume.
(d) Gold.

4. Why does Fatima start to cover her head?
(a) She does not like her hair.
(b) She wants to make Jude jealous.
(c) She has gotten her period.
(d) She wants to be able to get a good job, and she needs to cover her head in order to do this.

5. What does Jude start to notice after she realizes not everyone in America is rich?
(a) The signs advertising jobs.
(b) The payday lending advertisements.
(c) The homeless and poorer people.
(d) The overflowing hospitals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jude's math teacher?

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

3. Which of the following does Jude miss from Syria during her first months in America?

4. What does Jude begin to feel about her uncle's house not so long after she arrives?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What surprises Jude about her first ESL class?

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

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