View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to both the head covering traditionally worn by Muslim women and modest Muslim styles of dress in general?
(a) Barakah.
(b) Tunic.
(c) Hijab.
(d) Burka.

2. In Chapter 19, Kazem agreed to take an executive position with a Saudi company that operated where?
(a) Iran.
(b) The U.S.
(c) Somalia.
(d) Iraq.

3. For how many nights did Firoozeh's family watch TV hoping for a break in the hostage situation in Chapter 19?
(a) 444.
(b) 68.
(c) 172.
(d) 274.

4. The first prize in the competition Firoozeh entered in which the participants had to prepare a speech in French was spending 2 months at what school in France?
(a) Alliance Francaise.
(b) Université Strasbourg.
(c) Université Louis Pasteur.
(d) Baruch College.

5. What company made a deal with the Shah that allowed them to drill for oil for a relatively small amount in return?
(a) Exxon.
(b) British Petroleum.
(c) Haliburton.
(d) Shell Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a league of oil companies and countries boycott Iranian oil, which crippled Iran's economy?

2. Firoozeh had always remembered the _____ at school who had the biggest nose she had ever seen.

3. Kazem's favorite movies as a child were tearjerkers and what?

4. Kazem had worked himself up from intern to what at the National Iranian Oil Company?

5. When is the Iranian New Year celebrated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What forbidden food according to the Qu'ran did Kazem enjoy eating?

2. What happened when Kazem took his family to the White House to see the Shah?

3. For how long did the Dumas family watch the Iran hostage crisis on television? How did it impact them?

4. How did Kazem feel going to sell the family's house in Iran in Chapter 19?

5. Where did Kazem and Nazireh celebrate their birthdays each year?

6. What happened when Iran realized they were being taken by BP Oil?

7. How did Firoozeh feel about her stay in Paris in Chapter 21?

8. What did Firoozeh think was bad karma in San Francisco? What did she do with it?

9. Why was education of paramount importance to Kazem?

10. What did Kazem tell his daughter when she asked him to stop eating forbidden foods in Chapter 15?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 969 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample