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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. Where was the Persian ceremony of Francois and Firoozeh's wedding held?
(a) Kazem's house.
(b) Farshid's house.
(c) Uncle Ali's house.
(d) Farid's house.

2. Just before the final papers were signed for Kazem to take a job with a Saudi company in Chapter 19, Kazem was told the deal was off because company policy disallowed what?
(a) Hiring men.
(b) People without sufficient experience.
(c) Having a moustache.
(d) Hiring Iranians.

3. Firoozeh entered a competition at school in which the participants had to prepare a speech in French on the subject of what?
(a) "Technological Advancements."
(b) "The History of Technology."
(c) "Responsibility Toward Technology."
(d) "The Curse of Technology."

4. What term refers to that which is not pertaining to or connected with religion?
(a) Scholarly.
(b) Secular.
(c) Segregated.
(d) Separated.

5. In addition to turkey and dressing, what did Firoozeh's family eat at Thanksgiving?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Cheeseburgers.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Traditional Persian dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who warned Kazem not to go to the celebration when President Carter hosted the Shah of Iran because of the planned protests?

2. When Firoozeh began studying Islam, she learned that what was a forbidden food?

3. Where did Firoozeh take a boring and joyless part-time job to save money for college in Chapter 20?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Firoozeh's parents feel about her fiance? How did his?

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

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

8. How did Firoozeh feel about school when she moved to America? When was the most difficult time for her?

9. How is Sedigeh related to Firoozeh?

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

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