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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. For how long was Kazem's consulting job in America when he relocated his family from Iran in Chapter 1?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

2. What is the name of Firoozeh's father?
(a) Nematollah.
(b) Farid.
(c) Nazireh.
(d) Kazem.

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

4. When did Firoozeh's family move to Newport Beach?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1973.

5. Who was asked to find the perfect summer camp for Firoozeh in Chapter 8?
(a) Uncle Nematollah.
(b) Farshid.
(c) Farid.
(d) Aunt Parvine.

Short Answer Questions

1. When she first met with her teacher at Leffingwell Elementary School, Firoozeh showed the only English she knew by reciting what?

2. How old was Farshid in Chapter 8?

3. What university did Firoozeh attend?

4. When did the Iranian Revolution begin?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacles did Firoozeh face because of her fear of bathing in front of the other girls at camp?

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

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

4. What tourist attractions did the Dumas family take in during their first few years in the U.S.? What did they think?

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

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

7. How does the narrator describe America's knowledge of her home country in her youth?

8. When did the Dumas family move to Newport Beach? What perceptions did people there have of them?

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

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

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