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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 Jude often see Aunt Michelle doing in the early morning?

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. Who is in charge of casting the play at school?

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

5. How does Aunt Michelle react to Jude's choice to wear the hijab?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Jude like Ludlow Avenue so much?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What does Jude's discovery of her unsent letters to Fatima in her mother's room lead to between Jude and Mama? Why do both Jude and Mama keep their respective secrets from one another once they have moved to America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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