House of Sand and Fog | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Part I: Section 1 | Part I: Section 2

1. Why does Behrani maintain an expensive apartment although his income is low?

To impress his daughter's potential husbands.

2. Why does Behrani shave and change clothes before going home from work?

So his son will not know the kind of work he does.

3. Why is Kathy being evicted from her house?

Because of a clerical error.

4. How much money does the county claim Kathy owes them?

Five hundred dollars.

5. What does Kathy want that her husband Nick doesn't want her to have?

Children.

6. To what substances is Kathy addicted?

Cocaine, tobacco, and alcohol.

Part I: Section 3 | Part I: Section 4

1. What two jobs is Behrani quitting?

The highway department and the convenience store.

2. Who owns half of Kathy's house?

Her brother Frank.

3. How does Kathy first learn that Lester is...
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