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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22 through 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Aunt Parvine's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Painter.

2. Who did Firoozeh first call after the earthquake in Chapter 23?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her aunt.

3. What did Francois' mother inquire about when Firoozeh told her of the earthquake in Chapter 23?
(a) A vase.
(b) The television.
(c) A painting.
(d) The china.

4. What is the name of Firoozeh's husband?
(a) Francois.
(b) Albert.
(c) Kazem.
(d) Farshid.

5. When did President Carter host a visit to the White House by the Shah of Iran?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1973.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did schoolchildren call Firoozeh when she was young?

3. Kazem had worked for the National Iranian Oil Company from the time he was how old?

4. In Berkeley, Firoozeh met some very progressive students sided against who for their treatment of Iranians?

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

(see the answer key)

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