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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 Aunt Michelle start calling Jude in Part III?

2. What does Layla want to do for the school play?

3. What does Grace ask Jude about her own language in Part III?

4. What question does Miles ask Jude during their ice-breaker at play practice?

5. What does Jude particularly try not to break regarding Fatima?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jude defiantly tell Sarah's friends when they go sledding in Part IV?

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

3. Why does Jude choose her monologue from the movie Notting Hill?

4. What does Jude confront Mama with in Part IV that she is very angry about?

5. How does the rest of the family react the night Mama cooks dinner in Part III?

6. What does Jude think is the bravest thing a person can do after she learns of Issa's departure from home?

7. Soon after the news of Issa's departure from home, what does Jude start to realize about America's attitudes towards refugees?

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

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

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

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 plot elements does Warga use to build suspense for the reader throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the reasons only Jude and Mama make the journey to the United States, without the rest of the family? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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