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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 burn down the house as she had intended?
(a) She left the gas can at the gas station.
(b) She falls asleep.
(c) She has changed her mind.
(d) She is too drunk to take action.

2. What impresses Kathy about Behrani's behavior as they emerge from the bathroom?
(a) He has remained calm.
(b) He has excellent posture.
(c) He has shaved while held captive.
(d) He has not complained about their treatment.

3. If the Behranis agree to leave the house, why won't Lester's problems be resolved?
(a) Because they will remember what he has done and dislike him.
(b) Because they might tell his wife and family.
(c) Because they could bring criminal charges against him.
(d) Because Kathy will disapprove of him.

4. How does Nadereh try to reassure Esmail regarding the situation with Lester while they are locked in the bathroom?
(a) By tell ing him that his father is smarter than Lester.
(b) By telling him that his father is stronger than Lester.
(c) By telling him that his father outranks Lester.
(d) By telling him that his father is tougher than Lester.

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

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

7. What does Nadereh ask Kathy as soon as the men have left them alone?
(a) Will he hurt my husband?
(b) Will he take my house?
(c) Will he hurt my son?
(d) Will he kill us all?

8. What does Esmail find the courage to ask Behrani while they are locked in the bathroom?
(a) Have you ever killed anyone?
(b) Were you a member of the secret police?
(c) Should we have given back the house?
(d) Do you know how to get us out of here?

9. What does Lester try to convince Kathy to do now that they have held the Behrani family overnight?
(a) Demand that the county pay full market value for the house.
(b) Kidnap his children and run away with him.
(c) Turn herself in to the police.
(d) Take the money from the county and leave with him.

10. What order of Lester's does Behrani refuse to obey when they park in the county parking garage?
(a) To get paperwork from the county.
(b) To drive to the police station.
(c) To leave Esmail with Lester and go to the county office.
(d) To drive to the county office.

11. What does Lester's daughter think happens to the sun each evening?
(a) It exploded.
(b) The ocean put it out.
(c) It hid behind the mountains.
(d) It fell from the sky.

12. Why does Behrani think the disaster is his fault?
(a) He did not give Esmail instructions in the crisis.
(b) He told Esmail to shoot Lester.
(c) He told Esmail to keep the gun on Lester until the police came.
(d) He had not taught Esmail how to shoot.

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

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

15. How does Lester decide that the Behranis have not harmed Kathy?
(a) Kathy tells him.
(b) Their story convinces him.
(c) Kathy is ashamed of herself.
(d) Lester sees no effects of violence on Kathy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kathy do to make things better at the house while she waits for Lester?

3. What deal does Lester offer Behrani when they come out of the bathroom?

4. 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?

5. How does Behrani react to his wife's leaving the burden of action to him while they are held hostage?

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