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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Section 47 | Part II: Section 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Behrani say he feels about his menial job on bad days?
(a) That he was grateful to learn how others live.
(b) That he was glad to make friends from many cultures.
(c) That he was being punished for his comfortable life among beggars.
(d) That he hoped it would soon be over.

2. Why does Behrani believe that his daughter Soraya no longer respects him during her homecoming party?
(a) She boasts of her father-in-law's fortune.
(b) She ignores him altogether.
(c) She tries to impress her in-laws with memories of Iran.
(d) She speaks rudely to him.

3. What does Lester see in Kathy's car that alarms him when he arrives at the house?
(a) The car is out of gas.
(b) His gun is missing from its holster.
(c) There is blood on the seat.
(d) The engine is still running.

4. What is the first law that Lester and Kathy break as they drive to the fish camp?
(a) They speed.
(b) They call to threaten the Behrani family.
(c) They use drugs.
(d) They drink beer.

5. Why does Lester believe Behrani can't report him to the police?
(a) He is a policeman.
(b) Behrani could be deported.
(c) He gave him a false name.
(d) Behrani is himself a criminal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Lester shake his head at his own increasing lack of judgment after waiting at the fish camp for Kathy for half an hour?

3. Why does Lester put on his uniform to go see Behrani?

4. What two jobs is Behrani quitting?

5. What two things does Esmail like about the new house?

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