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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 does Kathy decide to talk to Nadereh alone?
(a) She believes she can frighten the timid woman.
(b) She believes Nadereh is on her side.
(c) She knows Nadereh doesn't like the little house.
(d) She hopes that they can agree as women.

2. What two jobs is Behrani quitting?
(a) The highway department and the convenience store.
(b) The army and the real estate office.
(c) The convenience store and the city park.
(d) The tomato plant and the highway department.

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

4. How does Behrani break the law when he sees Kathy at his house talking to Nadereh?
(a) He threatens her.
(b) He shakes her and shoves her into her car.
(c) He threatens her and hits her.
(d) He hits her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Behranis preparing to celebrate when Behrani learns that Kathy has come to the house?

2. What lie does Behrani tell Esmail when he explains how Kathy lost the house?

3. What does Behrani do at the Sheriff's Office?

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"?

5. Why is Kathy upset when Nadereh says she resembles Soraya?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Nadereh happier in the little house than she had been in the expensive apartment?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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