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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. Firoozeh entered a competition at school in which the participants had to prepare a speech in French in how much time?

2. Who was the founder of the religion of Islam?

3. Who would pay for the travel expenses for those who attended the celebration when President Carter hosted the Shah of Iran?

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

5. Who wrote the book Treasure Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What large-nosed individual did Firoozeh remember from school in Chapter 24? Where did she see her again?

2. When did Firoozeh consider plastic surgery? Why?

3. How was Iran described before the revolution in terms of religion?

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

5. How did Firoozeh's family celebrate Thanksgiving?

6. What did Firoozeh think was bad karma in San Francisco? What did she do with it?

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

8. What happened when Iran realized they were being taken by BP Oil?

9. How did Firoozeh feel about her stay in Paris in Chapter 21?

10. What happened when Kazem took his family to the White House to see the Shah?

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 Firoozeh's cultural background and her experiences while at the camp. How did she feel upon leaving camp? What did she tell her father?

Essay Topic 3

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

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