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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. In Berkeley, Firoozeh met some very progressive students sided against who for their treatment of Iranians?

2. Where had Kazim attended graduate school?

3. Where did Aunt Parvine live?

4. Nematollah tried using a diet shake to lose weight, which was somewhat successful until he decided it tasted better with what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of Firoozeh's summer camp and the surrounding areas. How different was this region from Whittier or Newport Beach?

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