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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Behrani burn his own arm with a cigar?
(a) To remind himself of the shah's cruelty.
(b) To remind himself of Jasmeen's death.
(c) To remind himself never to hurt a woman again.
(d) To remind himself to quit smoking.

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

3. Where do Kathy and Lester spend the night together?
(a) A motel in San Bruno.
(b) His friend's fish camp.
(c) A motel in Redwood City.
(d) His friend's trailer.

4. What advice does Lester Burdon give Kathy regarding her house?
(a) Break into the house and force the Behranis out.
(b) Move in with him.
(c) Forget the house and look for a new one.
(d) Keep your head; wait for the law; don't go to the house.

5. Why does Behrani say he never shares his worries with Nadereh?
(a) He prefers her to be cheerful and innocent.
(b) He doesn't want her to be angry with him.
(c) He believes she wouldn't understand.
(d) He is afraid she would make the situation worse.

6. As Behrani considers his own actions over his lifetime, of what does he accuse himself?
(a) He accuses himself of violence.
(b) He accuses himself of cruelty.
(c) He accuses himself of pride.
(d) He accuses himself of cowardice.

7. When Lester arrives at the house, what law does he tell Behrani he has broken?
(a) Selling a house without a realtor.
(b) Posting a sign on a utility pole.
(c) Posting a sign in the yard.
(d) Advertising a house he does not own.

8. What two jobs is Behrani quitting?
(a) The convenience store and the city park.
(b) The tomato plant and the highway department.
(c) The highway department and the convenience store.
(d) The army and the real estate office.

9. What is a najar?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A real estate agent.

10. Why does Esmail become angry with his father?
(a) He doesn't want to move.
(b) He wants to go home to Iran.
(c) His father won't buy him things he wants.
(d) He wants to invite his friends to his house.

11. What does Kathy lie to Lester about when he asks her what she learned from Connie Walsh?
(a) That the county has agreed to pay her full market price for her house.
(b) That the lawyer has promised to have her home by next month.
(c) That Connie Walsh has promised to have her home by the weekend.
(d) That the Behranis have agreed to move out.

12. What wrongdoing does Lester admit to Kathy during their dinner in the Orion Room?
(a) He lied to his partner.
(b) He planted evidence.
(c) He lied to his children.
(d) He slept with women besides his wife.

13. What are the Behranis preparing to celebrate when Behrani learns that Kathy has come to the house?
(a) The anniversary of their arrival in the United States.
(b) Their anniversary.
(c) Esmail's birthday
(d) The return of their daughter and her husband from their honeymoon.

14. How does Kathy rationalize losing her sobriety during her date with Lester?
(a) She feels safe because she is with Lester.
(b) Sharing alcohol is more important than her sobriety.
(c) Alcohol was never her real problem; it was cocaine.
(d) Wine is not really dangerous.

15. Why doesn't Behrani ever worry about his wife's housekeeping?
(a) He knows she will be angry if he inspects her work.
(b) She keeps every room spotless every day.
(c) He is too preoccupied to notice such things.
(d) He has much bigger problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first law that Lester and Kathy break as they drive to the fish camp?

2. Why does Kathy decide to talk to Nadereh alone?

3. To what substances is Kathy addicted?

4. Why is Lester upset when Kathy finds him waiting at the fish camp?

5. How long does Kathy keep her vow to herself not to drink anymore?

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