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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 university did Firoozeh attend?

2. In Chapter 7, Firoozeh was asked to speak to her friend's class of what grade about her homeland?

3. When she first met with her teacher at Leffingwell Elementary School, Firoozeh showed the only English she knew by reciting what?

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

5. What is the capital of Iran?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What fast food restaurants did Nematollah and Kazem visit during Nematollah's stay? What was their consensus?

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

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

10. What happened when Firoozeh's teacher showed the class a map in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Francois, India and Paris. Where did Firoozeh and Francois meet? How did he feel about her heritage?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the settings of Abadan, Iran and Whittier, California. In what year did the Dumas family move? What global and national events were happening at this time?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss the theme of foreign identity in the narrative. In what ways did Firoozeh feel like an outsider in America?

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