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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Firoozeh began studying Islam, she learned that what was a forbidden food?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Ham.
(c) Beef.
(d) Fish.

2. After getting married, Firoozeh and Francois moved where?
(a) Santa Barbara.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) San Diego.

3. What is the title of Chapter 21?
(a) Girls Just Wanna Have Funds.
(b) I Ran and I Ran and I Ran.
(c) Joyeuse Noelle.
(d) I-Raynians Need Not Apply.

4. What does Shah translate to?
(a) King of the universe.
(b) King of holiness.
(c) King of men.
(d) King of kings.

5. 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?
(a) People without sufficient experience.
(b) Hiring Iranians.
(c) Having a moustache.
(d) Hiring men.

6. What Persian word refers to a father's sister?
(a) Cheraa.
(b) Aagha.
(c) Ameh.
(d) Kojaa.

7. 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) Baruch College.
(d) Université Strasbourg.

8. What does the author write is an Iranian tradition at weddings?
(a) Drinking wine.
(b) Eating huge meals.
(c) Abundant kissing.
(d) Dancing with strangers.

9. Who was invited to attend the celebration when President Carter hosted the Shah of Iran?
(a) All Iranian Americans.
(b) All 50 Governors.
(c) The general public.
(d) The 100 wealthiest Iranian Americans.

10. Firoozeh had taken French classes since what grade in school?
(a) 10th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 8th.
(d) 9th.

11. Who had said that Firoozeh could never set foot in her house in Chapter 22?
(a) Francois' brother.
(b) Francois' mother.
(c) Francois' sister.
(d) Francois' father.

12. At what age did Firoozeh contact a plastic surgeon about her nose?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 22.
(d) 18.

13. When is the Iranian New Year celebrated?
(a) January 2, 3, or 4.
(b) October 29, 30, or 31.
(c) June 10, 11, or 12.
(d) March 20, 21 or 22.

14. How did Firoozeh feel about school in America after her family moved from Iran?
(a) She loved it.
(b) She hated it.
(c) She was moved by it.
(d) She dreaded it.

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

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. When Kazem was in graduate school in America, he grew to love ham and what food?

3. Francois and Firoozeh agreed to be married in both a traditional Persian ceremony and what?

4. At what warehouse of food had Nematollah and Kazem filled up on free samples for lunch in Chapter 13?

5. What is the name of the modern calendar in Iran?

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