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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. In Berkeley, Firoozeh met some very progressive students sided against who for their treatment of Iranians?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The NRA.
(d) The FBI.

2. People in Newport mistook Firoozeh and her family for what?
(a) Columbians.
(b) Italians.
(c) Canadians.
(d) Mexicans.

3. What was the name of Firoozeh's first teacher in the United States?
(a) Mrs. Higgins.
(b) Mrs. Sandberg.
(c) Mrs. Haas.
(d) Mrs. Wollner.

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

5. Once when she was called in for a doctor's apartment, the nurse called Firoozeh what?
(a) "Froh Dumbass."
(b) "Fritzy Dumbass."
(c) "Fears Dumbass."
(d) "Firz Dumbass."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Firoozeh was asked to speak to her friend's class of what grade about her homeland?

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

3. Where did Kazem take his family a few weeks after Disneyland in Chapter 4?

4. What American middle name did Firoozeh add to her name in Newport Beach?

5. It was the consensus of Firoozeh's family that Kentucky Fried Chicken and what were tops in the fast-food department?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Uncle Nematollah stay with the family? What was he fascinated with in America?

3. What did Firoozeh discover at the pick-up location before leaving for camp?

4. Why was Firoozeh embarrassed on her way home from school with her mother in Chapter 1?

5. What were the other girls like at Firoozeh's camp? Who did Firoozeh like the most?

6. Where did Firoozeh become lost in Chapter 4? What did her father do once he found her?

7. Where did Francois want to honeymoon? What was Firoozeh's reaction?

8. How did Firoozeh feel about being asked about her homeland growing up?

9. Describe the difficulty Firoozeh faced after changing her name. What did she change it to?

10. Where did the narrator move when she was seven? How did her family feel about the move?

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