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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Behrani regret telling Esmail about their finances?
(a) The boy seems to disrespect his father.
(b) Esmail isn't interested.
(c) It seems to make the boy sad.
(d) Esmail doesn't understand.

2. What is Behrani's response when Connie Walsh tells him that Kathy has been wronged?
(a) "I am sorry for her, but I cannot help her."
(b) "I will help her if I can."
(c) "She deserves it."
(d) "I am being wronged."

3. Why does Lester put on his uniform to go see Behrani?
(a) He doesn't have another outfit.
(b) He is making an official visit.
(c) He thinks an officer will listen more respectfully to another officer.
(d) He represents San Mateo County.

4. Who does Nadereh think Kathy is when she first meets her?
(a) The carpenter's girlfriend.
(b) A visiting neighbor.
(c) A missionary.
(d) A panhandler.

5. What two jobs is Behrani quitting?
(a) The tomato plant and the highway department.
(b) The highway department and the convenience store.
(c) The convenience store and the city park.
(d) The army and the real estate office.

6. What is a najar?
(a) A real estate agent.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A carpenter.

7. How much money does the county claim Kathy owes them?
(a) Five hundred dollars.
(b) Fifty thousand dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) Five thousand dollars.

8. What does HALT mean?
(a) Stop taking drugs.
(b) Stop drinking.
(c) Be careful if you are hungry, angry, lonely, or tired.
(d) Stop abusing your body and leaving town.

9. What bad news does Lester bring Kathy after he visits two more lawyers?
(a) Her only legal recourse is to leave town.
(b) Her only legal recourse is to sue the Behranis.
(c) Her only recourse is an injunction against the Behrani family.
(d) Her only legal recourse is against the county for money damages.

10. How does Nadereh react when her husband assaults Kathy?
(a) She helps him.
(b) She begs him to stop.
(c) She calls the police.
(d) She gets in the car with Kathy.

11. Why does Behrani's uncle kill Jasmeen?
(a) She had disgraced the family by an affair with an American.
(b) She had disgraced the family by an affair with an Iranian.
(c) She had disgraced the family by commiting theft.
(d) She had disgraced the family with inappropriate clothing.

12. How does Behrani respond when passersby stare at him?
(a) He looks away.
(b) He closes his eyes until they are gone.
(c) He stares back without blinking.
(d) He smiles to break the tension.

13. Why doesn't Kathy explain the house situation to Frank?
(a) He's too busy to listen to her.
(b) She realizes she can solve things herself.
(c) He makes her feel like a loser.
(d) He's obviously not interested in her problems.

14. How does Kathy first learn that Lester is married?
(a) She sees his children's toys in the back seat.
(b) His wife calls while they are talking.
(c) She sees his wedding band.
(d) He tells her.

15. Why does Behrani burn his own arm with a cigar?
(a) To remind himself to quit smoking.
(b) To remind himself of Jasmeen's death.
(c) To remind himself of the shah's cruelty.
(d) To remind himself never to hurt a woman again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kathy's pastime when she isn't cleaning houses?

2. Why is Kathy upset when Nadereh says she resembles Soraya?

3. What does Behrani say to Kathy when she tells him that her father left her the house?

4. What does Behrani's wife do now for only the third time since they arrived in America?

5. Why is Kathy being evicted from her house?

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