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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. What American middle name did Firoozeh add to her name in Newport Beach?

2. How old was Farshid in Chapter 8?

3. Who sat with Firoozeh for her first few days at Leffingwell Elementary School?

4. What was Firoozeh opposed to doing while at camp in Chapter 8?

5. It was the consensus of Firoozeh's family that Kentucky Fried Chicken and what were tops in the fast-food department?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was asked to find a summer camp for Firoozeh in Chapter 8? What choice was made?

2. What story of his grandfather did Francois relate to Firoozeh in Chapter 10?

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

4. Where did the narrator move when she was seven? How did her family feel about the move?

5. How did Nazireh learn English? Who translated for her in town?

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

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

8. What examples does the narrator give for Americans misconstruing her and her family's names?

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

10. Why was Firoozeh embarrassed on her way home from school with her mother in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the symbolic meaning of Disneyland in the narrative? What did it represent for Kazem?

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

Describe and discuss Kazem Dumas. How old was Firoozeh's father? Where was he educated? What were his driving passions?

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