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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 through 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to turkey and dressing, what did Firoozeh's family eat at Thanksgiving?
(a) Traditional Persian dishes.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Cheeseburgers.

2. In Chapter 19, Kazem was hired by an oil company from where, earning a generous salary for overseeing refinery start-ups?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Egypt.
(c) The Congo.
(d) South Africa.

3. Where is Firoozeh's husband from?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

4. How old was Kazem when he was unemployed during the Iranian hostage crisis?
(a) 44.
(b) 37.
(c) 51.
(d) 58.

5. Who wrote the book Treasure Island?
(a) Jules Verne.
(b) Lewis Carroll.
(c) Henrik Ibsen.
(d) Robert Louis Stevenson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kazem had worked himself up from intern to what at the National Iranian Oil Company?

2. How many other girls were at the camp with Firoozeh in Chapter 8?

3. When did a league of oil companies and countries boycott Iranian oil, which crippled Iran's economy?

4. In Chapter 19, Kazem agreed to take an executive position with a Saudi company that operated where?

5. What is the name of Firoozeh's husband?

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