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

2. Kazem's favorite movies as a child were tearjerkers and what?
(a) Documentaries.
(b) Cartoon.
(c) American westerns.
(d) Action.

3. What refers to a religious teaching, originating from India, which declares that by destroying greed, hatred, and delusion, which are the causes of all suffering, man can attain perfect enlightenment?
(a) Confucianism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Taoism.
(d) Judaism.

4. What Christmas special did Firoozeh's family enjoy watching on television?
(a) It's A Wonderful Life.
(b) A Charlie Brown Christmas.
(c) The Bob Hope Christmas Special.
(d) National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

5. How old was Kazem when he was unemployed during the Iranian hostage crisis?
(a) 44.
(b) 51.
(c) 58.
(d) 37.

Short Answer Questions

1. Firoozeh wrote numerous essays for scholarships about her life and experiences, including when she acted as her mother's interpreter and when she volunteered to be what at a children's hospital?

2. When is the Iranian New Year celebrated?

3. Who had said that Firoozeh could never set foot in her house in Chapter 22?

4. Where was the Persian ceremony of Francois and Firoozeh's wedding held?

5. Where did Kazem and Nazireh always take advantage of the free birthday dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What large-nosed individual did Firoozeh remember from school in Chapter 24? Where did she see her again?

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

7. How is Sedigeh related to Firoozeh?

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

9. What happened with the Nigerian company who hired Kazem?

10. How did Firoozeh's family celebrate Thanksgiving?

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