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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Behrani's response when Connie Walsh tells him that Kathy has been wronged?
(a) "I am sorry for her, but I cannot help her."
(b) "She deserves it."
(c) "I will help her if I can."
(d) "I am being wronged."

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

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

4. 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.

5. What vow does Lester break on the day they go to the fish camp?
(a) His oath as a deputy sheriff.
(b) His promise to never leave his children.
(c) His wedding vow.
(d) His promise to himself to quit drinking.

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Nadereh sometimes go to bed for hours or days?
(a) She suffers from migraines.
(b) She is pouting.
(c) She is depressed.
(d) She is homesick.

11. Why is Lester upset when Kathy finds him waiting at the fish camp?
(a) His wife has already sued for his property.
(b) His wife has already left their home.
(c) His wife has already petitioned for dissolution of their marriage.
(d) His wife has already got custody of his children.

12. 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 violence.
(c) He accuses himself of cowardice.
(d) He accuses himself of pride.

13. Why does Behrani buy a wrecking bar?
(a) To tear down the widow's walk.
(b) To use as a weapon.
(c) To work on the house.
(d) To plant the for sale signs.

14. Why does Nadereh ask Kathy to write the things she has told her during their visit?
(a) She wants to show her husband.
(b) She understands written English better.
(c) She wants to show the sheriff.
(d) She wants to have written proof.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Behrani respond when passersby stare at him?

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

3. What does Kathy say about the Behranis in her house?

4. How is Kathy injured when she goes to the house?

5. Why is Kathy upset when Nadereh says she resembles Soraya?

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