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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the apartment manager who attended the Bastille celebration with Firoozeh in Paris?
(a) Nina.
(b) Noelle.
(c) Neve.
(d) Nicole.

2. What kind of parties was Firoozeh not invited to as a child?
(a) Birthday parties.
(b) Christmas parties.
(c) Halloween parties.
(d) Easter parties.

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

4. The elderly woman whom Firoozeh assisted in the earthquake came every month thereafter with what to thank her for looking after her?
(a) Chocolate chip cookies.
(b) Fudge brownies.
(c) White chocolate and macadamia nut cookies.
(d) A chocolate bundt cake.

5. How many daughters did Sedigeh have?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

7. Who warned Kazem not to go to the celebration when President Carter hosted the Shah of Iran because of the planned protests?
(a) His sons.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) his father.

8. Although the restaurant for Francois and Firoozeh's reception was paid for in advance, a large Indian man stood in front of the door and would not let anyone in unless Kazem paid how much?
(a) $400.
(b) $100.
(c) $250.
(d) $150.

9. Francois and Firoozeh agreed to be married in both a traditional Persian ceremony and what?
(a) A Las Vegas chapel.
(b) A county courthouse.
(c) A Jewish wedding.
(d) A Catholic mass.

10. What refers to a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded in 1946?
(a) Oxford Scholarship.
(b) Fulbright Scholarship.
(c) Rhodes Scholarship.
(d) International Aid.

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

12. Firoozeh entered a competition at school in which the participants had to prepare a speech in French on the subject of what?
(a) "Responsibility Toward Technology."
(b) "The History of Technology."
(c) "Technological Advancements."
(d) "The Curse of Technology."

13. Who was the founder of the religion of Islam?
(a) Muhammad.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Joseph Smith.
(d) Moses.

14. What Christmas special did Firoozeh's family enjoy watching on television?
(a) A Charlie Brown Christmas.
(b) The Bob Hope Christmas Special.
(c) It's A Wonderful Life.
(d) National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, in Iran, what on a girl cannot be overcome even by intelligence, wit, or charm?

2. What is the religious text of Islam?

3. Firoozeh had always remembered the _____ at school who had the biggest nose she had ever seen.

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

5. Firoozeh's parents liked Francois right away even though they had always hoped she would marry what?

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