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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. In Chapter 10, where do Shirin and Ocean go?

2. In Chapter 2, what is Shirin watching when her brother brings friends home?

3. Who is the sponsor for the breakdancing club?

4. When did Navid sign up the breakdancing club to perform in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 6, in what garment was Shirin attempting to tear open a seam when she sliced open the back of her left hand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shirin learn about Ocean in Chapter 13?

2. How did Shirin help Navid deal with his dyslexia?

3. What does Shirin remember about living in Iran?

4. What are some things that Shirin's father has taught her?

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

6. Why does Navid bring some guys home from school in Chapter 2?

7. In Chapter 9, why does Shirin walk out of Global Perspectives?

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

9. What is Shirin working on for the breakdancing crew when someone comes and watches?

10. When did Shirin realize that Navid was dyslexic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

People are nasty to Shirin. How are people nasty to Shirin? What do their actions have to do with stereotyping and assumptions?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Shirin does not want to see Ocean at first. At first, why does Shirin not want to see Ocean? Why does she give in and agree to see him?

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