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Question 1

level 1

the narrator
(first name)

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Answer 1

Jude

Question 2

level 1

the country where Jude grew up

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Answer 2

Syria

Question 3

level 1

Jude’s best friend in Syria
(first name)

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Answer 3

Fatima

Question 4

level 1

what Jude calls her dad

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Answer 4

Baba

Question 5

level 1

Jude’s brother
(first name)

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Answer 5

Issa

Question 6

level 1

Jude’s Uncle in the U.S.
(first name)

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Answer 6

Uncle Mazin

Question 7

level 1

Jude’s cousin in the U.S.
(first name)

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Answer 7

Sarah

Question 8

level 1

where Jude lives in the U.S.
(city and state)

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Answer 8

Cincinnati
Ohio

Question 9

level 1

Jude’s first language

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Answer 9

Arabic

Question 10

level 1

Jude’s religion

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Answer 10

Islam
(she’s Muslim)

Question 11

Level 2

Sarah’s mom / Jude’s aunt

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Answer 11

Aunt Michelle

Question 12

Level 2

Jude is in an ESL class. What is ESL?

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Answer 12

English as a Second Language

Question 13

Level 2

the ESL teacher

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Answer 13

Mrs. Ravenswood

Question 14

Level 2

the Chinese student in the ESL class
(first name)

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Answer 14

Ben

Question 15

Level 2

the Somalian student in the ESL class
(first name)

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Answer 15

Omar

Question 16

Level 2

the Korean student in the ESL class
(first name)

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Answer 16

Grace

Question 17

Level 2

Jude’s best friend in Ohio - the one whose parents own the restaurant

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Answer 17

Layla

Question 18

Level 2

the boy Jude likes

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Answer 18

Miles

Question 19

Level 2

the theater teacher

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Answer 19

Mrs. Bloom

Question 20

Level 2

Jude’s baby sister

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Answer 20

Amal

Question 21

Level 3

the name of Layla’s restaurant

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Answer 21

Ali Baba

Question 22

Level 3

What does the arabic word “skety” mean

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Answer 22

Be quiet now

“He does not want me to talk to anyone that I do not know and even peopl

Question 23

Level 3

What does the Arabic word “ghada” mean?

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Answer 23

the big meal of the day.

the way we think about dinner.
but for them the big meal of the day is usually in the middle of the day - what we would think of as lunchtime.

Question 24

Level 3

What is “adhan”?

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Answer 24

the Muslim call for prayer

Question 25

# Level 3 What is a muezzin? | Other Words for Home

Answer 25

the person doing the call for prayer

Question 26

# Level 3 What is the Q'uran | Other Words for Home

Answer 26

the holy book of Islam | like the bible is for Christianity

Question 27

# Level 3 Who is Fatima's mom? | Other Words for Home

Answer 27

Auntie Amal

Question 28

# Level 3 Who is Jude describing?: "Chunky platform shoes, sparkly pink lip gloss, nails the color of a sunset and jeans with shiny sequins on the pockets" | Other Words for Home

Answer 28

Sarah

Question 29

# Level 3 What does Jude's mama smell like? | Other Words for Home

Answer 29

agarwood oil and rosewater

Question 30

# Level 3 What does Ali Baba smell like? | Other Words for Home

Answer 30

cumin, thyme and arabic coffee

Question 31

# level 4 Who was the leader of Syria that Issa (and others) are revolting against? | Other Words for Home

Answer 31

Bashar Al-Assad ## Footnote Al-Assad is the one in the suit. He is still the leader of Syria

Question 32

# Level 4 Jude's favorite bakery (in Syria) | Other Words for Home

Answer 32

Chez Mariana ## Footnote Even though we aren't having a big party Auntie Amal still brought me sweets from Chez Mariana which is my favorite bakery. Mariana went to Paris to study and her bakery is filled with tarts stuffed full of rich creams and cakes that look like they belong in a fashion magazine.

Question 33

# Level 4 What Arabic saying does Jude think of when Sarah tells her she's lucky that she knows Arabic? | Other Words for Home

Answer 33

Her luck splits open rocks ## Footnote *You're so lucky*, she says, *I wish I spoke Arabic*. At first I don't understand why she is saying this But then I see the way she looks longingly at Uncle Mazin and Mama who are in the kitchen speaking in Arabic and laughing. *Lucky*, I whisper to myself that night. I wonder if I say it enough times, if it will start to feel true, come true. There is an Arabic proverb that says: *Her luck splits open rocks*. I am still waiting to feel like the force, and less like the rocks.