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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. How many daughters did Sedigeh have?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. At what age did Firoozeh contact a plastic surgeon about her nose?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

3. What does the author write is an Iranian tradition at weddings?
(a) Drinking wine.
(b) Dancing with strangers.
(c) Abundant kissing.
(d) Eating huge meals.

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

5. Firoozeh entered a competition at school in which the participants had to prepare a speech in French in how much time?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 72 hours.
(d) 1 week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to both the head covering traditionally worn by Muslim women and modest Muslim styles of dress in general?

2. Who was the apartment manager who attended the Bastille celebration with Firoozeh in Paris?

3. When is the Iranian New Year celebrated?

4. At what warehouse of food had Nematollah and Kazem filled up on free samples for lunch in Chapter 13?

5. Firoozeh's parents liked Francois right away even though they had always hoped she would marry what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Iran described before the revolution in terms of religion?

4. How did Firoozeh feel about the Christmas season growing up?

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

6. Why was education of paramount importance to Kazem?

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

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

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

10. What competition did Firoozeh enter in school in Chapter 21? What was the prize?

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