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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the president of Syria?

3. What does Mama criticize Jude's aunt for?

4. What bakery does Mama get the bread for Jude's snacks from?

5. What are two things that are not good for business in Jude's town?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mama tell Jude she needs to help her with in America?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Jude's first impressions of her Uncle Mazin, Aunt Michelle, and cousin Sarah? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What themes and ideas does Warga use the differences in foods between what Jude ate and experienced in Syria and what she eats and experiences in America to highlight? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How do Jude's Baba and Mama each react to Issa's activism? What does Jude think of Issa's activism? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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