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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) Threaten him with full disclosure of what he has done.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Try to overpower him.
(d) Invite Lester to eat.

2. How does looking at Soraya's picture make Kathy feel?
(a) Old, worn-out, and cheap.
(b) Remorseful and apologetic.
(c) Renewed and hopeful.
(d) Beautiful and hopeful.

3. What does Lester call the Whore Twenty-Four?
(a) The policeman's sense of always being on duty.
(b) His car.
(c) Kathy.
(d) His wife.

4. How does Behrani feel when he has put Kathy to bed?
(a) Angry that she has trespassed again.
(b) Joyful at having saved a life.
(c) Disgusted at her debauched behavior.
(d) Relieved that she can't hurt them more.

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

6. What does Kathy do to try to help Nadereh while she sleeps?
(a) She puts a cool cloth on her forehead.
(b) She brings her a glass of ice water.
(c) She turns off the music.
(d) She brings her a blanket.

7. Why hasn't Lester told Esmail the gun was empty?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Spite.
(d) Revenge.

8. Why does Behrani demand to be released from the bathroom?
(a) The family is hot.
(b) Nadereh is claustrophobic.
(c) The family is cold.
(d) The Behranis need food.

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

10. How does Kathy say she feels about herself now that she is safe in bed inside the house?
(a) She is hopeful about her future with Lester.
(b) She is deserving of every bad thing that has ever happened.
(c) She is a good person who doesn't deserve these misfortunes.
(d) She is grateful for Nadereh's help.

11. What does Lester pray for while he waits in jail?
(a) His wife's forgiveness.
(b) Kathy's safety.
(c) A way out of all the trouble.
(d) Esmail's recovery.

12. What does Kathy want from Lester now that she realizes they can never recover the house?
(a) For him to see her as desirable.
(b) For him to take her away.
(c) For him to get out of her life forever.
(d) For him to finish all the trouble.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lester think the Behranis have hurt Kathy as he watches through the window?

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

3. What does Alvarez explain to Behrani after Esmail has been shot?

4. What does Behrani believe he must do to save his son's life?

5. Why is Nadereh angry with Behrani after he forces Kathy to leave?

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