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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. Who wrote the book Treasure Island?
(a) Jules Verne.
(b) Henrik Ibsen.
(c) Lewis Carroll.
(d) Robert Louis Stevenson.

2. When did President Carter host a visit to the White House by the Shah of Iran?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1977.

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

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

5. Who starred in the film Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins?
(a) Wallace Beery.
(b) Jackie Cooper.
(c) Otto Kruger.
(d) Lionel Barrymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Firoozeh entered a competition at school in which the participants had to prepare a speech in French in how much time?

2. During the Iranian hostage crisis, T-shirts were printed in America that said what?

3. After Kazem retired, he took up a new hobby of going on what kind of seminars?

4. How late was Kazem's letter of scholarship in the mail in Chapter 15?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. How did Firoozeh's family celebrate Thanksgiving?

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

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

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

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

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