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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 term refers to that which is not pertaining to or connected with religion?

2. When was Kazem's favorite film, Treasure Island, produced?

3. What did Firoozeh come to believe the China was in Chapter 23?

4. Firoozeh's husband was of what religious faith?

5. How late was Kazem's letter of scholarship in the mail in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Firoozeh feel about school when she moved to America? When was the most difficult time for her?

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

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

4. What did Kazem tell his daughter when she asked him to stop eating forbidden foods in Chapter 15?

5. When did Firoozeh consider plastic surgery? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss the history of Iranian Oil and how it has affected international relations for the past seventy years. What is the US's relationship with Iran today?

Essay Topic 2

Describe American fast food, particularly that of the 1970s. What American foods were new in the 1970s? When was the microwave invented? Who in the narrative was obsessed with fast food?

Essay Topic 3

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

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