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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 Issa say in criticism of Syria's president?

2. What does Jude tell herself as she walks into her new school in America for the first time?

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

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

5. Who do Fatima and Jude decide Fatima resembles from the films they watch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jude's Baba refuse to leave Syria with her and her Mama?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and when does Jude begin to become aware of the tensions between her Mama and Uncle Mazin about their divergent paths in life and their attitudes towards Syria? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Warga has written this novel in free-verse poetry. How does the structure of this novel affect the reader's relationship with and understanding of the characters and the plot? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does the baby Amal represent for Jude and her family? How does Amal's arrival seem to change the dynamic in Uncle Mazin's household? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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