Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Firoozeh Dumas
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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. What is the name of the camp Firoozeh went to in Chapter 8?
(a) The Giant Sequoia Summer Camp.
(b) The Pine Lodge Mountain Summer Camp.
(c) The Lassen Peak Summer Camp.
(d) The Kern River Summer Camp.

2. The first prize in the competition Firoozeh entered in which the participants had to prepare a speech in French was spending 2 months at what school in France?
(a) Université Louis Pasteur.
(b) Alliance Francaise.
(c) Université Strasbourg.
(d) Baruch College.

3. What university did Firoozeh attend?
(a) U.C. Santa Barbara.
(b) U.C. Davis.
(c) U.C. Berkeley.
(d) U.C. Santa Clara.

4. When was Kazem's favorite film, Treasure Island, produced?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1934.

5. After Kazem retired, he took up a new hobby of going on what kind of seminars?
(a) Self improvement.
(b) Time-share.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Stock market.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many nights did Firoozeh's family watch TV hoping for a break in the hostage situation in Chapter 19?

2. What company made a deal with the Shah that allowed them to drill for oil for a relatively small amount in return?

3. Just before the final papers were signed for Kazem to take a job with a Saudi company in Chapter 19, Kazem was told the deal was off because company policy disallowed what?

4. What does Shah translate to?

5. In Chapter 19, Kazem was hired by an oil company from where, earning a generous salary for overseeing refinery start-ups?

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