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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. In Chapter 19, Kazem was hired by an oil company from where, earning a generous salary for overseeing refinery start-ups?

3. Who did Kazem list his birthday as the same as, since he didn't know his?

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

5. For how many nights did Firoozeh's family watch TV hoping for a break in the hostage situation in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was education of paramount importance to Kazem?

4. When did Firoozeh consider plastic surgery? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Describe Newport Beach, California, and the ethnic, racial and cultural stereotypes presented in the reading. Why did people think the Dumas family was Mexican?

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