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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. What had Francois' grandmother owned as a baby in the Congo?
(a) A hippo.
(b) A lamb.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A buffalo.

2. What did Firoozeh's teacher pull out for the class when introducing her?
(a) A doll.
(b) A jar.
(c) A book.
(d) A map.

3. What did Firoozeh learn to make while at camp in Chapter 8?
(a) Macrame key chains.
(b) Moccasins.
(c) Fishing flies.
(d) Clay pots.

4. After weeks of trying every form of American food available, Kazem and Nematollah concluded that the only American foods that were edible were canned chili, Chips Ahoy cookies and what?
(a) Campbell's soup.
(b) Coca-cola.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Potato chips.

5. What did the school nurse insist that Firoozeh appeared to be in Chapter 7?
(a) Alaskan.
(b) Mongolian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Russian.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Firoozeh's childhood, most Americans confused Iran with what?

2. What was the name of Firoozeh's first teacher in the United States?

3. How many other girls were at the camp with Firoozeh in Chapter 8?

4. What was Kazem's favorite ride at Disneyland?

5. When Nazireh gained some ability with the English language, she often spoke in paragraphs without what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did Kazem invite several Iranian colleagues in Chapter 4? What impression did he make?

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

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

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

7. Who attempted to teach Firoozeh to swim after Kazem couldn't? What happened?

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

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

10. What fast food restaurants did Nematollah and Kazem visit during Nematollah's stay? What was their consensus?

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