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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. Why does Jude decide to wear the hijab?

2. What does Aunt Michelle start calling Jude in Part III?

3. What color is Jude's new coat that Aunt Michelle buys for her?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Mama say at the doctor's appointment in Part III that makes the ultrasound technician laugh?

6. Why does Layla think Jude is lucky?

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

8. What does Sarah tell Jude when Aunt Michelle makes Sarah take Jude sledding with her?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

How would you describe the different ways in which Jude and her friends and family view the tourists in their town in Syria? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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