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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 ancient Persian language did Kazem speak?

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

3. What Persian word refers to a father's sister?

4. Kazem's professor invited him home for Easter, along with what other guest?

5. What Christmas special did Firoozeh's family enjoy watching on television?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is Sedigeh related to Firoozeh?

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

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

10. What happened with the Nigerian company who hired Kazem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the element of Kazem's thriftiness in the narrative. How does Firoozeh use humor to depict her father as a penny-pincher?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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