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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 Chapter 7, Firoozeh was asked to speak to her friend's class of what grade about her homeland?
(a) 8th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 7th.
(d) 9th.

2. Where did Kazem take his family a few weeks after Disneyland in Chapter 4?
(a) The Walk of Fame.
(b) The Hollywood Wax Museum.
(c) The Hollywood Museum.
(d) Mann's Chinese Theatre.

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

4. Where did Francois want to honeymoon?
(a) Tibet.
(b) India.
(c) Japan.
(d) Mocolia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the school nurse insist that Firoozeh appeared to be in Chapter 7?

2. Of what heritage was Francois' grandfather?

3. What was Firoozeh's cousin Farbod called by other kids?

4. What university had Kazem attended in Texas?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Kazem's childhood. How close was his family?

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

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