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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. Once when she was called in for a doctor's apartment, the nurse called Firoozeh what?

2. Where did Francois want to honeymoon?

3. How many times previously had Firoozeh's family been to Disneyland when Kazem invited Iranian colleagues to meet his family there in Chapter 14?

4. What occupation did Uncle Nematollah have?

5. For what company did Kazem work in Iran?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the Dumas family's trips to Las Vegas like? How did Firoozeh feel about them?

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

3. What obstacles did Firoozeh face because of her fear of bathing in front of the other girls at camp?

4. What pet had Francois' grandmother owned in the Congo? What happened to it?

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

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

7. What differences were there between Newport Beach and Berkeley regarding Iranians in Chapter 7?

8. Where did Firoozeh become lost in Chapter 4? What did her father do once he found her?

9. What tourist attractions did the Dumas family take in during their first few years in the U.S.? What did they think?

10. What did Kazem buy Firoozeh before her trip to camp in Chapter 8? How is it described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe American fast food, particularly that of the 1970s. What American foods were new in the 1970s? When was the microwave invented? Who in the narrative was obsessed with fast food?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss racial and cultural stereotypes, discrimination and the "Americanizing" of names. What name did Firoozeh choose to add as a middle name? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of education for Kazem and his family. What did education represent to the Dumas family?

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