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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Section 25 | Part I: Section 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Behmani call Esmail a chicken?
(a) Because of the way he dances.
(b) Because his legs are too thin,
(c) Because he's a coward.
(d) Because it's a term of endearment.

2. Why is Kathy being evicted from her house?
(a) Because she failed to pay rent.
(b) Because she had a criminal record.
(c) Because of a clerical error.
(d) Because she failed to pay taxes.

3. What is Kathy beginning to hope when Lester invites her to bring her things to the fish camp?
(a) That they will go away together.
(b) That he will marry her.
(c) That he will want to have children with her.
(d) That they will stay at the cabin forever.

4. What is it about the Orion Room that makes Kathy dizzy?
(a) She has had too much to drink.
(b) The whole room revolves.
(c) She suddenly feels guilty.
(d) She has been smoking on an empty stomach.

5. Why does Behrani shave and change clothes before going home from work?
(a) Because he's too uncomfortable to wait.
(b) Because his wife doesn't like him to shower at home.
(c) So his son will not know the kind of work he does.
(d) Because he will visit business associates on the way home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Behrani ever worry about his wife's housekeeping?

2. Why does Nadereh hang the photo of Behrani with the shah?

3. As Behrani considers his own actions over his lifetime, of what does he accuse himself?

4. Why does Kathy think Mrs. Behrani is like Kathy's mother?

5. Why does Behrani maintain an expensive apartment although his income is low?

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