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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. When did a league of oil companies and countries boycott Iranian oil, which crippled Iran's economy?

2. Where was the Persian ceremony of Francois and Firoozeh's wedding held?

3. What is the name of the modern calendar in Iran?

4. According to the narrator, in Iran, what on a girl cannot be overcome even by intelligence, wit, or charm?

5. What refers to both the head covering traditionally worn by Muslim women and modest Muslim styles of dress in general?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Kazem and Nazireh celebrate their birthdays each year?

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

4. How is Sedigeh related to Firoozeh?

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

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

7. For how long did the Dumas family watch the Iran hostage crisis on television? How did it impact them?

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

9. How did Firoozeh's family celebrate Thanksgiving?

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe Firoozeh's' mother Nazireh. How old was Nazireh when she married? How educated was she?

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