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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 two things does Esmail like about the new house?
(a) The view of the ocean and the nearby mall.
(b) The skateboarding hill and good TV reception.
(c) The shady tree and the quiet.
(d) The yard and the girl next door.

2. Why does Behrani shave and change clothes before going home from work?
(a) Because he will visit business associates on the way home.
(b) Because his wife doesn't like him to shower at home.
(c) Because he's too uncomfortable to wait.
(d) So his son will not know the kind of work he does.

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

4. How does Nadereh react when her husband assaults Kathy?
(a) She helps him.
(b) She calls the police.
(c) She gets in the car with Kathy.
(d) She begs him to stop.

5. What does Connie Walsh say is Kathy's only recourse now that they know that Behrani will not give up the house?
(a) Call the sheriff to evict the Behranis.
(b) Hire someone to intimidate Behrani.
(c) Sue the county for the value of the house.
(d) Talk directly to Behrani and try to convince him to leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kathy say to Behrani when they meet for the first time?

2. How much money does the county claim Kathy owes them?

3. Why does Behrani maintain an expensive apartment although his income is low?

4. Why is Behrani worried that Esmail is alone with a visitor during Soraya's homecoming party?

5. Why doesn't Behrani ever worry about his wife's housekeeping?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the letter from Connie Walsh change the way Behrani is feeling?

2. In the interview with Connie Walsh, what does she indicate that Behrani should do?

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

4. Why does Behrani say that he is not a man of faith?

5. Why does Lester believe Behrani deserves to be punished by him?

6. What does Esmail advise his father to do after Lester's threatening visit?

7. What happens to Kathy's Enemy Voice the last time she spends time with a married man?

8. Why is Kathy surprised when the officers come to evict her from her home?

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

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

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