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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what had Francois' grandfather died?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Infection.
(c) Gunshot.
(d) Old age.

2. Who dug up Francois' grandfather?
(a) Parvine.
(b) Sedigeh.
(c) Octavie.
(d) Nazireh.

3. What is Firoozeh's family's last name?
(a) Ducatti.
(b) Darlington.
(c) Dumas.
(d) Davis.

4. How many times previously had Firoozeh's family been to Disneyland when Kazem invited Iranian colleagues to meet his family there in Chapter 14?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

5. What was the U.S. Embassy labeled by the Iranian students who held it hostage?
(a) Castle of Infidels.
(b) Bunker of Assassins.
(c) Den of Spies.
(d) Fort of Doom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Firoozeh when her family moved from Iran to California?

2. What had Nazireh wanted to be educated in?

3. How old was Farshid when Firoozeh's family moved from Iran to the U.S.?

4. Where did Francois' grandfather die?

5. People in Newport mistook Firoozeh and her family for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was asked to find a summer camp for Firoozeh in Chapter 8? What choice was made?

2. What differences were there between Newport Beach and Berkeley regarding Iranians in Chapter 7?

3. What did the Dumas family discover about Kazem's English in Chapter 2?

4. Who did Firoozeh meet with before beginning school in the United States? What was the meeting like?

5. What pet had Francois' grandmother owned in the Congo? What happened to it?

6. How did Nazireh learn English? Who translated for her in town?

7. What were the Dumas family's trips to Las Vegas like? How did Firoozeh feel about them?

8. What story of his grandfather did Francois relate to Firoozeh in Chapter 10?

9. What had Nazirah wanted to study? Why didn't she?

10. What did Kazem buy Firoozeh before her trip to camp in Chapter 8? How is it described?

(see the answer keys)

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