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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who did Kazem list his birthday as the same as, since he didn't know his?
(a) Firoozeh.
(b) Nazireh.
(c) Parvine.
(d) Sedigeh.

4. Kazem had worked himself up from intern to what at the National Iranian Oil Company?
(a) President.
(b) Project Manager.
(c) CEO.
(d) Night manager.

5. Firoozeh's husband was of what religious faith?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Mormon.
(c) Islamic.
(d) Catholic.

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

7. What did Firoozeh come to believe the China was in Chapter 23?
(a) Authentic.
(b) Counterfeit.
(c) Bad karma.
(d) Good fortune.

8. What did Firoozeh do with the China in Chapter 23?
(a) Sold it.
(b) Donated it to an auction.
(c) Destroyed it.
(d) Gave it to a friend.

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

10. For how many nights did Firoozeh's family watch TV hoping for a break in the hostage situation in Chapter 19?
(a) 172.
(b) 68.
(c) 444.
(d) 274.

11. Where was the Persian ceremony of Francois and Firoozeh's wedding held?
(a) Kazem's house.
(b) Uncle Ali's house.
(c) Farshid's house.
(d) Farid's house.

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

13. What company made a deal with the Shah that allowed them to drill for oil for a relatively small amount in return?
(a) Shell Oil.
(b) British Petroleum.
(c) Exxon.
(d) Haliburton.

14. Who wrote the book Treasure Island?
(a) Jules Verne.
(b) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) Lewis Carroll.
(d) Henrik Ibsen.

15. What is the name of the New Year in Iranian calendars and the corresponding traditional celebrations?
(a) Nuzrow.
(b) Wruzon.
(c) Wrozun.
(d) Nowruz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had said that Firoozeh could never set foot in her house in Chapter 22?

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

3. Kazem's favorite movies as a child were tearjerkers and what?

4. Kazem's professor invited him home for Easter, along with what other guest?

5. 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?

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