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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. Where does Mama tell Jude that Fatima is living with Aunt Amal?

2. What does Jude notice in Baba's eyes when he sees her for the first time on the video call in her hijab?

3. What part does Sarah get in the play?

4. What does Jude start to think is the bravest thing a person can do?

5. What does Jude tell Fatima she misses doing in her fifth letter to Fatima?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jude think many Americans do not finish their sentences?

2. How does Jude come to try to forgive Sarah for not being happy for her for getting a role in the play?

3. How do Jude and Miles begin to become friends?

4. Why does Mrs. Bloom tell Jude she decided to give her a role?

5. Where does Issa go when he leaves home in Part III?

6. Why does Layla tell Jude it would be better not to try out for a part in the play?

7. What does the person at the hospital say to Mama as she and Jude are leaving that upsets them both?

8. What Arabic proverb does Mrs. Ravenswood put Jude in a mind of?

9. Why does Jude choose the song she chooses to sing for her tryout for the play?

10. Why is Jude growing more concerned about Fatima in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

When and how does Jude begin to become more aware of the depth of animosity, suspicion, and even malice some Americans feel towards Muslims, refugees, and foreigners? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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