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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in California did Firoozeh's family move on their first move from Iran?

2. Where in Iran did Firoozeh 's family move from to California?

3. When was Disneyland opened?

4. How many other girls were at the camp with Firoozeh in Chapter 8?

5. Where did Francois want to honeymoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Firoozeh discover at the pick-up location before leaving for camp?

2. When did the Dumas family move to Newport Beach? What perceptions did people there have of them?

3. Why did Uncle Nematollah stay with the family? What was he fascinated with in America?

4. What had Nazirah wanted to study? Why didn't she?

5. Where did Kazem invite several Iranian colleagues in Chapter 4? What impression did he make?

6. Who attempted to teach Firoozeh to swim after Kazem couldn't? What happened?

7. Describe the difficulty Firoozeh faced after changing her name. What did she change it to?

8. How did Firoozeh feel about being asked about her homeland growing up?

9. What were the other girls like at Firoozeh's camp? Who did Firoozeh like the most?

10. Describe Kazem's childhood. How close was his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Firoozeh's attempts to learn to swim and those who attempted to teach her. Why was Firoozeh able to swim alone years later?

Essay Topic 2

How religious was the Dumas family? What aspects of the Qur'an were overlooked in their household and why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Firoozeh's' mother Nazireh. How old was Nazireh when she married? How educated was she?

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