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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 Jude think of the mall her aunt takes her shopping at?

2. What is the word for the afternoon snack Jude always has with Fatima?

3. Which of the following is Jude's city in Syria near?

4. What holiday do Fatima and Jude buy movies with their gift money from?

5. What does Jude hear Sarah ask her aunt that upsets her in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Jude's Mama tell Issa about his activism in Part I?

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 does Jude's discovery of her unsent letters to Fatima in her mother's room lead to between Jude and Mama? Why do both Jude and Mama keep their respective secrets from one another once they have moved to America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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