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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What animal is killed to celebrate the Behranis' marriage in Iran?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A pig.
(c) A calf.
(d) A goat.
2. Where do Kathy and Lester spend the night together?
(a) A motel in Redwood City.
(b) A motel in San Bruno.
(c) His friend's trailer.
(d) His friend's fish camp.
3. Why does Behrani believe that it is immigrants who excel in the United States?
(a) They are more intelligent.
(b) They have support from affirmative action.
(c) They know opportunity when they see it.
(d) They have more help from the government.
4. As Behrani considers his own actions over his lifetime, of what does he accuse himself?
(a) He accuses himself of cruelty.
(b) He accuses himself of pride.
(c) He accuses himself of cowardice.
(d) He accuses himself of violence.
5. Why is Kathy upset when Nadereh says she resembles Soraya?
(a) Soraya is Iranian.
(b) Soraya is ugly.
(c) Soraya is much fatter.
(d) Soraya's life has been better than hers.
6. Why doesn't Behrani ever worry about his wife's housekeeping?
(a) He is too preoccupied to notice such things.
(b) She keeps every room spotless every day.
(c) He knows she will be angry if he inspects her work.
(d) He has much bigger problems.
7. What does Connie Walsh say would be the best outcome of the situation with the house?
(a) The county would help Kathy find a comparable house.
(b) Behrani would rescind the sale and the county would return his money.
(c) Behrani would get full market value from the county.
(d) Kathy would be compensated for her inconvenience.
8. When Kathy tells Lester she is staying at the Bonneville, what is she talking about?
(a) Her car.
(b) The house where she worked as a housecleaner.
(c) Her friend's house.
(d) The motel.
9. What two things does Esmail like about the new house?
(a) The skateboarding hill and good TV reception.
(b) The yard and the girl next door.
(c) The shady tree and the quiet.
(d) The view of the ocean and the nearby mall.
10. Why does Kathy buy a can of gasoline?
(a) They need gas for the barbecue at the fish camp.
(b) She wants to burn down the house.
(c) She's helping a stranded motorist.
(d) Her car is out of gas.
11. How does Behrani learn that Kathy came to the house?
(a) Esmail tells him.
(b) He finds the blood on the board with the nails.
(c) His wife tells him
(d) The carpenters tell him.
12. Why doesn't Kathy explain the house situation to Frank?
(a) He makes her feel like a loser.
(b) He's too busy to listen to her.
(c) She realizes she can solve things herself.
(d) He's obviously not interested in her problems.
13. What American saying is similar to, "If there is no snake at your feet, do not lift rocks at the side of the road"?
(a) Don't borrow trouble.
(b) A penny saved is a penny earned.
(c) He who hesitates is lost.
(d) Look before you leap.
14. What wrongdoing does Lester admit to Kathy during their dinner in the Orion Room?
(a) He planted evidence.
(b) He slept with women besides his wife.
(c) He lied to his children.
(d) He lied to his partner.
15. Why is Nadereh screaming at Behrani after Lester leaves the house?
(a) She believes he has lied to her.
(b) She believes he is a coward.
(c) She believes he is cruel.
(d) She believes he is a criminal.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who owns half of Kathy's house?
2. How does Kathy spoil Behrani's first attempt to sell the house?
3. Why does Behrani's uncle kill Jasmeen?
4. Why does Behrani burn his own arm with a cigar?
5. What does Behrani say to Kathy when she tells him that her father left her the house?
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