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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Section 17 | Part I: Section 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Connie Walsh say is Kathy's only recourse now that they know that Behrani will not give up the house?
(a) Sue the county for the value of the house.
(b) Talk directly to Behrani and try to convince him to leave.
(c) Call the sheriff to evict the Behranis.
(d) Hire someone to intimidate Behrani.

2. What does Behrani say to Kathy when she tells him that her father left her the house?
(a) "I will shoot you if I see you again."
(b) "I will call the police and charge you with trespassing."
(c) "You should tell these things to the bureaucrats who made the mistake."
(d) "I will return the house to you if you pay me the market price."

3. Why does Behrani believe that it is immigrants who excel in the United States?
(a) They know opportunity when they see it.
(b) They have more help from the government.
(c) They have support from affirmative action.
(d) They are more intelligent.

4. What does Kathy say about the Behranis in her house?
(a) "They have offered to move."
(b) "They are more at home there than I ever was."
(c) "They have been kind to me."
(d) "They are wonderful people."

5. What does Behrani's wife do now for only the third time since they arrived in America?
(a) She prepares a special dinner.
(b) She fixes his favorite dessert.
(c) She invites him into her room.
(d) She buys new clothes for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esmail become angry with his father?

2. How does Behrani respond when passersby stare at him?

3. Who does Nadereh think Kathy is when she first meets her?

4. What does Kathy lie to Lester about when he asks her what she learned from Connie Walsh?

5. What advice does Lester Burdon give Kathy regarding her house?

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