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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Kathy upset when Nadereh says she resembles Soraya?
(a) Soraya is Iranian.
(b) Soraya is much fatter.
(c) Soraya is ugly.
(d) Soraya's life has been better than hers.

2. Why does Esmail become angry with his father?
(a) He wants to go home to Iran.
(b) He wants to invite his friends to his house.
(c) He doesn't want to move.
(d) His father won't buy him things he wants.

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

4. Why does Behmani call Esmail a chicken?
(a) Because of the way he dances.
(b) Because he's a coward.
(c) Because it's a term of endearment.
(d) Because his legs are too thin,

5. What is the first law that Lester and Kathy break as they drive to the fish camp?
(a) They drink beer.
(b) They use drugs.
(c) They call to threaten the Behrani family.
(d) They speed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Behrani believe that it is immigrants who excel in the United States?

2. What news from Kathy's mother comes in the mail?

3. Who does Nadereh think Kathy is when she first meets her?

4. How long does Kathy keep her vow to herself not to drink anymore?

5. Why doesn't Kathy explain the house situation to Frank?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Esmail asks his father if they were rich in Iran, Behrani replies, "Yes and no, son." What do you think he meant?

2. Why does Behrani ask Kathy if she thinks he is stupid?

3. Why is Behrani quitting both his jobs?

4. In the first meeting between Behrani and Kathy, what does he advise her to do?

5. Why does Kathy feel superior to the everyday people she sees on the street?

6. Why is Kathy upset about the utility bills she gets in the mail?

7. When Behrani visualizes their happy future in America, his imagination goes beyond reality. What does he visualize that will never be possible?

8. What happens to Behrani's cousin Jasmeen, and why is he unable to forget it?

9. How is Kathy like Behrani in her outlook on life?

10. What do you make of Kathy's stealing the clothing and makeup she wears to visit Nadereh?

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