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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 did Firoozeh do with the China in Chapter 23?

2. Who was invited to attend the celebration when President Carter hosted the Shah of Iran?

3. When is the Iranian New Year celebrated?

4. After getting married, Firoozeh and Francois moved where?

5. In Chapter 19, Kazem agreed to take an executive position with a Saudi company that operated where?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Firoozeh consider plastic surgery? Why?

2. How did Firoozeh's parents feel about her fiance? How did his?

3. What forbidden food according to the Qu'ran did Kazem enjoy eating?

4. How had Iran been taken advantage of by BP Oil?

5. Why did Kazem ask for early retirement in Chapter 19?

6. How is Sedigeh related to Firoozeh?

7. How did Firoozeh feel about the Christmas season growing up?

8. How did Kazem feel going to sell the family's house in Iran in Chapter 19?

9. What competition did Firoozeh enter in school in Chapter 21? What was the prize?

10. Where was the reception for Firoozeh's wedding? Why was her father displeased?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the educational career Kazem experienced in America. What opportunities were offered Kazem which he would not have received without the Fulbright Grant?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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