1. Firoozeh wrote numerous essays for scholarships about her life and experiences, including when she acted as her mother's interpreter and when she volunteered to be what at a children's hospital?
(a) A janitor.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A clown.

2. In Chapter 7, Firoozeh was asked to speak to her friend's class of what grade about her homeland?
(a) 6th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 9th.
(d) 7th.

3. When did Firoozeh's family move to Newport Beach?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1976.

4. After the hostage crisis ended, Kazem was hired by an American company at what salary compared to what he was used to?
(a) Half.
(b) Triple.
(c) One fourth.
(d) Double.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Firoozeh had taken French classes since what grade in school?

4. In addition to turkey and dressing, what did Firoozeh's family eat at Thanksgiving?

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

(see the answer key)

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