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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Kathy take a shower while she waits for Lester?
(a) She doesn't feel dirty.
(b) It's much too cold.
(c) The Behranis used all the towels in the bathroom.
(d) She would have to get back into the clothes she stole.

2. What deal does Lester offer Behrani when they come out of the bathroom?
(a) Agree not to tell what has happened and they won't see each other again.
(b) Give Kathy the money from the county and keep the house.
(c) Leave the house promptly and there will be no more violence.
(d) Sign a release of the house.

3. Why is Behrani upset that he has called Lester by his name?
(a) He is not supposed to know it.
(b) It sounds too friendly.
(c) He does not want to be on familiar terms with him.
(d) He does not wish to seem respectful.

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

5. What does Behrani instruct Esmail to do when they go into the boy's room?
(a) Close the blinds.
(b) Jump on Lester.
(c) Crawl out the window.
(d) Run for the door.

6. What does Esmail not know about Lester's gun?
(a) How to fire it.
(b) That it isn't loaded.
(c) That the safety is on.
(d) That it is loaded.

7. Why does the guard advise Lester not to reveal his occupation?
(a) The guards might be harder on him.
(b) The other prisoners might make fun of him.
(c) The other prisoners don't think well of cops.
(d) It could increase his sentence.

8. Why does Kathy think the police will come looking for her now that she has returned to the house?
(a) She pointed a gun at the gas station attendant.
(b) She purchased illegal drugs.
(c) She planned to commit arson.
(d) She was driving drunk.

9. What does Lester feel when his photo is taken in jail?
(a) That this photo is nothing like him.
(b) That he has been misunderstood.
(c) That he has been incorrectly charged.
(d) That this photo represents his real self.

10. What does Kathy plan to do now that she has parked in the driveway of the house?
(a) She has no plan.
(b) She will burn down the house.
(c) She will commit suicide.
(d) She will shoot the Behrani family.

11. Why are they moving Kathy to another hospital?
(a) She is a resident of a different county.
(b) She has been classified as a flight risk.
(c) This hospital is overcrowded.
(d) The second hospital has throat specialists.

12. Why does Lester shake his head at his own increasing lack of judgment after waiting at the fish camp for Kathy for half an hour?
(a) He has threatened Behrani.
(b) He realizes that he has left his gun in Kathy's car.
(c) He has been driving recklessly.
(d) He has failed to keep his appointment with Alvarez.

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

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

15. How does Lester get into the Behranis' house?
(a) He opens the door and walks in.
(b) He rings the doorbell and waits.
(c) He kicks out the window panes and opens the kitchen door.
(d) He pounds on the door until they answer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Behrani frighten the people on the street as he runs to the hospital?

2. How does Kathy help Nadereh when she first realizes she is in pain?

3. What does Kathy worry about as she thinks of her own death?

4. What new charges could Behrani bring against Lester now that he is inside their home?

5. Why is Kathy unable to speak when she wakes up in the hospital?

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