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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 new word does Ben teach Jude and her classmates in the ESL class that means rich?

2. What does Layla tell Jude about the school play?

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

4. What is one of Layla's favorite phrases?

5. What happens while Jude is waiting to hear the result of the tryouts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Jude like Ludlow Avenue so much?

6. What does Jude say to the rude person at the hospital in response to the person's comment to Mama?

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

8. Why does Jude decide to try out for a part in the school play?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What themes and ideas does Warga use the differences in foods between what Jude ate and experienced in Syria and what she eats and experiences in America to highlight? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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