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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 42, "The Photograph" - "Baba").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nima imagine the girl she might have been with a different name?
(a) Beautiful and confident.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Nasty.
(d) Sleepy.

2. What do Nima and her best friend often watch?
(a) Old movies.
(b) New sit-coms.
(c) Cartoons.
(d) News.

3. Why does Nima's best friend come to seek refuge at her house in Part I?
(a) She is sick.
(b) He needs money.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) His grandmother found his cigarettes.

4. What does Nima's mother wear on her head on her wedding day?
(a) A veil.
(b) A headdress of silver coins.
(c) A crown of flowers.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does Nima's mother make for her and her best friend in Part I?
(a) Curry.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Tea boiled in milk.
(d) Cheese sandwiches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nima's best friend's mother?

2. What does Nima's mother's name mean in her native language?

3. Where does Nima keep some of her favorite photos?

4. What do Nima's mother and her best friend's mother laugh about in "Overheard"?

5. What does Nima see in "The Photograph"?

(see the answer key)

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