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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Behrani say to Kathy when she tells him that her father left her the house?
(a) "I will call the police and charge you with trespassing."
(b) "I will shoot you if I see you again."
(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."

2. Who does Nadereh think Kathy is when she first meets her?
(a) A missionary.
(b) A panhandler.
(c) The carpenter's girlfriend.
(d) A visiting neighbor.

3. Why is Kathy upset when Nadereh says she resembles Soraya?
(a) Soraya is Iranian.
(b) Soraya's life has been better than hers.
(c) Soraya is much fatter.
(d) Soraya is ugly.

4. 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) Look before you leap.
(b) He who hesitates is lost.
(c) Don't borrow trouble.
(d) A penny saved is a penny earned.

5. How does Nadereh react when her husband assaults Kathy?
(a) She helps him.
(b) She begs him to stop.
(c) She calls the police.
(d) She gets in the car with Kathy.

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

7. Why does Nadereh dress up on the same day?
(a) She wants to impress Behrani.
(b) She is happy about the party she is planning.
(c) She wants to look as good as her husband.
(d) She wants to impress Kathy.

8. Why is Behrani comfortable in the sheriff's office?
(a) He knows men in uniforms don't lie.
(b) It is air conditioned.
(c) He believes they are men of duty and discipline.
(d) He thinks marble halls are beautiful.

9. Why does Behrani's uncle kill Jasmeen?
(a) She had disgraced the family by an affair with an American.
(b) She had disgraced the family by commiting theft.
(c) She had disgraced the family with inappropriate clothing.
(d) She had disgraced the family by an affair with an Iranian.

10. Why does Nadereh call Behmani a chicken?
(a) She thinks he's flighty and undependable.
(b) She thinks he's a coward.
(c) It is a term of endearment.
(d) She thinks his legs are too thin.

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

12. Why does Kathy feel better realizing that Lester is married?
(a) He won't demand a long-term relationship.
(b) She hates his wife.
(c) It shows he is a steady, dependable person.
(d) He is less likely to have AIDS.

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

14. How is Kathy injured when she goes to the house?
(a) She steps on nails.
(b) She steps into a hole and twists her ankle.
(c) She cuts her arm on broken window glass.
(d) She trips on the carpenters' tools.

15. What news from Kathy's mother comes in the mail?
(a) She is coming to visit her on Labor Day.
(b) She is sending Kathy airplane tickets.
(c) She wants Kathy to call her.
(d) She wants Kathy to come home for a visit.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Kathy say to Behrani when they meet for the first time?

4. Why does Nadereh sometimes go to bed for hours or days?

5. What wrongdoing does Lester admit to Kathy during their dinner in the Orion Room?

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