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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. To what substances is Kathy addicted?
(a) Coffee and chocolate.
(b) Sleeping pills and anti-depressants.
(c) Cocaine, tobacco, and alcohol.
(d) Marijuana and heroin.

2. What does Behrani do at the Sheriff's Office?
(a) He admits his own wrongdoing.
(b) He reports Kathy's threats to him.
(c) He reports the county's error in selling the house.
(d) He reports Lester's threats to him.

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

4. What American saying is similar to, "If there is no snake at your feet, do not lift rocks at the side of the road"?
(a) Don't borrow trouble.
(b) Look before you leap.
(c) He who hesitates is lost.
(d) A penny saved is a penny earned.

5. How does Kathy spoil Behrani's first attempt to sell the house?
(a) She begs Behrani not to sell.
(b) She screams at the prospective buyers that Behrani has stolen the house.
(c) She brings the eviction records and displays them.
(d) She insults the prospective buyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lester arrives at the house, what law does he tell Behrani he has broken?

2. How is Kathy injured when she goes to the house?

3. How does Nadereh react when her husband assaults Kathy?

4. When Connie Walsh tells Kathy that Behrani is willing to sell the house, what important factor does she omit?

5. What is a widow's walk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Behrani feel that Soraya is right to disrespect him when he notices her behavior during her homecoming party?

2. Why do you think Behrani has not been able to find work in the aerospace industry in spite of all his qualifications?

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

4. Why does Kathy feel that everything she says has another side to it?

5. Do you think Lester's advice to Kathy when he helps her after the eviction is correct?

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

7. What do you make of the fact that Kathy counts and itemizes all the kinds of alcohol in her client's house?

8. When Kathy explains her need to keep the house to Nadereh, what is Nadereh's concern?

9. What is Kathy's intention in calling her brother Frank, and why doesn't she do as she intended?

10. Why does Kathy say she feels like a witch waiting for her brew to take effect?

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