House of Sand and Fog Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 151 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Related Topics

House of Sand and Fog Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 151 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the House of Sand and Fog Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Behrani consults his own lawyer, what does he learn?

2. When Connie Walsh tells Kathy that Behrani is willing to sell the house, what important factor does she omit?

3. Why does Kathy think Mrs. Behrani is like Kathy's mother?

4. How does Nadereh react when her husband assaults Kathy?

5. Why does Behrani believe that his daughter Soraya no longer respects him during her homecoming party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Lester's advice to Kathy when he helps her after the eviction is correct?

2. Why does Kathy say she feels like a witch waiting for her brew to take effect?

3. How is Kathy like Behrani in her outlook on life?

4. What happens to Kathy's Enemy Voice the last time she spends time with a married man?

5. In the first meeting between Behrani and Kathy, what does he advise her to do?

6. When Kathy explains her need to keep the house to Nadereh, what is Nadereh's concern?

7. Why does Behrani ask Kathy if she thinks he is stupid?

8. Why does Behrani feel that Soraya is right to disrespect him when he notices her behavior during her homecoming party?

9. Why does Lester believe Behrani deserves to be punished by him?

10. Why is Kathy surprised when the officers come to evict her from her home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you agree with Nick that he and Kathy should not be parents? Why or why not? Use quotations and facts from the story to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Does your personal opinion about these characters change as the story progresses? Do you take sides? Do you feel that one is right and the other wrong, that both are wrong, or that both are victims of someone else's error? Using the notes you made in your notebook during the early days of reading this book, discuss the changes in your own impressions of the characters. If your feelings changed, tell why. If they did not change, tell why.

Essay Topic 3

Lester has said that he loves and admires his wife. Why do you think he is willing to cause such pain to someone he loves and admires? Do you think he is surprised when she comes to the sheriff's office and creates a scene? Using quotations and facts from the story, analyze Lester's relationship with his wife.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 906 words
(approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the House of Sand and Fog Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
House of Sand and Fog from BookRags. (c)2024 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.