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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 does Mama make for dinner in Part I when Issa finally comes to dinner again after a long absence?

2. What does Jude's mother say to her in English one day after she has been studying the language a while?

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

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

5. Who is the president of Syria?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What surprises Jude about her first ESL class?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the result of Uncle Mazin's one-on-one dinner with Jude? What does Jude better begin to understand about her uncle's own feelings about America after her dinner with him? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What does Jude eventually begin to realize is at the root of her cousin Sarah's coldness towards her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Although Warga includes a scene in the novel in which Jude and her mother wait anxiously to have their papers cleared by American immigration officials at the airport, she seems to leave the question of their plans for the length of their stay in America intentionally vague. Write an essay explaining why you think the author made this choice and how you think this choice affects the reader's understanding of the story.

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