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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. What is a najar?
(a) A real estate agent.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A lawyer.

2. How much will Behrani make if he sells the house for its appraised value?
(a) Four times what he paid for it.
(b) Less than he paid for it.
(c) Three times what he paid for it.
(d) Twice what he paid for it.

3. Who owns half of Kathy's house?
(a) The county of San Mateo.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother Frank.
(d) Her husband Nick.

4. How does Behrani learn that Kathy came to the house?
(a) Esmail tells him.
(b) He finds the blood on the board with the nails.
(c) His wife tells him
(d) The carpenters tell him.

5. Why does Behrani wear his best clothes for the appointment with Connie Walsh?
(a) He wants to appear wealthy.
(b) He wants to seem aggressive.
(c) He wants to be handsome.
(d) He considers it important business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Lester and Kathy both homeless?

2. Why does Nadereh dress up on the same day?

3. What does the letter from Connie Walsh advise the Behranis to do?

4. What does Behrani say to Kathy when she tells him that her father left her the house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the BEAST that Kathy has been taught to avoid?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Behrani regret that he will soon sell the house?

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