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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 are Jude's three favorite words in English after speaking with Miles?

2. Who is the girl in school who gets the best parts in the school plays?

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

4. What are some unpleasant things Jude reads about in her uncle's copy of the newspaper every day?

5. Who asks Sarah to take Jude along with her friends in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What momentous event happens while Jude is waiting for the results of the play tryouts to be posted?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Jude get so emotional when she goes to the Middle Eastern restaurant and they serve her food for the first time?

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

9. What does Jude tell Layla about her feelings about school?

10. How does Jude's wearing her hijab change the way people look at her on the street?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the aspects of American culture that Jude finds most difficult to adjust to when she first arrives in America? 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

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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