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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. How old was Shirin the first time her dad took her to a hardware store?

2. In Chapter 3, what move does Navid want Shirin to have for her signature move?

3. How old is Navid in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 7, who built the computer Shirin has in her room?

5. What type sneakers has Shirin decorated with random doodles and graffiti in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, where does Shirin get the jeans she is wearing, and how has she altered them?

2. When does Shirin remember someone calling her beautiful in an off-hand way?

3. How does Shirin decorate her shoes and her backpack?

4. When did Shirin realize that Navid was dyslexic?

5. In Chapter 6, what notes and comments does Shirin still get at school?

6. How do Shirin's parents have double standards when it comes to Shirin and Navid?

7. How do Shirin's parents respond if she compalins about people being mean to her at school or her struggles at school?

8. What does Shirin remember about living in Iran?

9. Where does Shirin meet another middle-eastern student at school, and what is he like?

10. Why does Shirin wear a headscarf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shirin admires her mother. What type of relationship does Shirin have with her mother? Why does she admire her mother?

Essay Topic 2

People think Shirin is intimidating. Why do people find Shirin to be intimidating? How does Shirin feel about being seen as intimidating?

Essay Topic 3

Shirin is Persian and Muslim. How do Shirin’s religion and ethnicity cause struggles for her at school and in life? Why do her parents have no sympathy for the struggles she faces?

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