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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 did Francois' mother inquire about when Firoozeh told her of the earthquake in Chapter 23?
(a) A vase.
(b) A painting.
(c) The television.
(d) The china.

2. Who did Firoozeh first call after the earthquake in Chapter 23?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

3. Who was the apartment manager who attended the Bastille celebration with Firoozeh in Paris?
(a) Nina.
(b) Noelle.
(c) Nicole.
(d) Neve.

4. What Persian word refers to a father's sister?
(a) Aagha.
(b) Ameh.
(c) Cheraa.
(d) Kojaa.

5. What did Firoozeh come to believe the China was in Chapter 23?
(a) Counterfeit.
(b) Good fortune.
(c) Bad karma.
(d) Authentic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kazem had worked for the National Iranian Oil Company from the time he was how old?

2. Who did Kazem list his birthday as the same as, since he didn't know his?

3. When did President Carter host a visit to the White House by the Shah of Iran?

4. What term refers to that which is not pertaining to or connected with religion?

5. After getting married, Firoozeh and Francois moved where?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was the reception for Firoozeh's wedding? Why was her father displeased?

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

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

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

5. When did Firoozeh consider plastic surgery? Why?

6. What kind of ceremonies did Firoozeh and Francois have at their wedding?

7. How had Iran been taken advantage of by BP Oil?

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

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

10. Why was education of paramount importance to Kazem?

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