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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 Francois' mother inquire about when Firoozeh told her of the earthquake in Chapter 23?

2. During the Iranian hostage crisis, T-shirts were printed in America that said what?

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

4. What kind of parties was Firoozeh not invited to as a child?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What kind of ceremonies did Firoozeh and Francois have at their wedding?

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. Why was education of paramount importance to Kazem?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. When was it established? What was Disneyland like in the early 1970s as opposed to today?

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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