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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nadereh advise her husband to do while Lester is holding them hostage?
(a) Try to overpower him.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Threaten him with full disclosure of what he has done.
(d) Invite Lester to eat.

2. When Kathy goes into the bathroom, what does she decide to do?
(a) Break up with Lester.
(b) Start a program of diet and exercise.
(c) Commit suicide by overdosing on Nadereh's pills.
(d) Tell the county that she will accept the money and buy a new house.

3. What crimes is Kathy charged with?
(a) Breaking and entering and brandishing a weapon.
(b) Theft and false imprisonment.
(c) Breaking and entering, brandishing a weapon, and theft.
(d) Aggravated kidnapping, false imprisonment, and brandishing a weapon.

4. What is Nadereh suffering from that causes Kathy to help her?
(a) Acute fear.
(b) Nausea.
(c) A migraine headache.
(d) Kidney stones.

5. What does Behrani believe he must do to save his son's life?
(a) Give everything to Kathy.
(b) Repay Lester by killing him.
(c) Sacrifice his own life.
(d) Leave the United States.

6. What does Lester instruct Kathy to think about while he is gone to the county offices with Esmail and Behrani?
(a) Someplace sunny they could go.
(b) What to do with all that money.
(c) Some way out of this mess.
(d) What to tell his boss.

7. What new charges could Behrani bring against Lester now that he is inside their home?
(a) Extortion and burglary.
(b) Breaking and entering and assault.
(c) Breaking and entering and brandishing a weapon.
(d) Assault and battery.

8. What does Kathy think her brother will do when he finds out what has happened?
(a) Rush to California to help her.
(b) Demand that she come home.
(c) Put her on the expense side of his mental ledger.
(d) Tell their mother.

9. What does Lester do to show the Behrani family that he believes they did not harm Kathy?
(a) He sweeps the floor.
(b) He washes the dishes.
(c) He apologizes.
(d) He fixes their dinner.

10. What does Kathy do to make things better at the house while she waits for Lester?
(a) She prepares dinner.
(b) She writes a note of apology.
(c) She cleans the house.
(d) She clears the broken glass from the door.

11. How does Esmail surprise Lester as they enter the county building?
(a) By hitting him.
(b) By screaming for help.
(c) By running away.
(d) By taking his gun.

12. What does Deputy Gleason come to tell Lester when he sees him on the street with Behrani and Esmail?
(a) That he appreciates all that Lester taught him.
(b) That he hopes Lester will solve his marital problems.
(c) That Lester is under arrest.
(d) That Lester's reputation is being damaged.

13. Why do the police release Behrani with no charges against him?
(a) Kathy corroborated his story.
(b) They believed him without corroboration.
(c) Lester has corroborated his story.
(d) Witnesses corroborated his story.

14. What does Alvarez explain to Behrani after Esmail has been shot?
(a) How serious Esmail's wound is.
(b) That the department regrets their error.
(c) His legal recourse against Lester.
(d) That he will give Behrani a ride to the hospital.

15. What does Esmail say to defend his father when Lester is trying to decide if the Behranis have hurt Kathy?
(a) He has been kind to the woman.
(b) He never lies.
(c) He won't hurt you.
(d) He is stronger than you are.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lester think Esmail is trying to do when he sees the window is open?

2. Why is Behrani upset that he has called Lester by his name?

3. What does Kathy plan to do now that she has parked in the driveway of the house?

4. Why does Kathy think the police will come looking for her now that she has returned to the house?

5. What does Esmail find the courage to ask Behrani while they are locked in the bathroom?

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