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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 it about the Orion Room that makes Kathy dizzy?
(a) She has been smoking on an empty stomach.
(b) She suddenly feels guilty.
(c) The whole room revolves.
(d) She has had too much to drink.

2. When Connie Walsh tells Kathy that Behrani is willing to sell the house, what important factor does she omit?
(a) He will not sell for at least a year.
(b) She must agree to leave the Behrani family alone.
(c) She must agree not to trespass until they move.
(d) He will only sell for full market value.

3. Why does Behrani say he never shares his worries with Nadereh?
(a) He doesn't want her to be angry with him.
(b) He believes she wouldn't understand.
(c) He is afraid she would make the situation worse.
(d) He prefers her to be cheerful and innocent.

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

5. Why does Kathy call her brother Frank?
(a) She hopes he will explain the situation to their mother.
(b) She hopes he will invite her to move back to Boston.
(c) She hopes he will help her get the house back.
(d) She hopes he will send her money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What vow does Lester break on the day they go to the fish camp?

3. When Kathy tells Lester she is staying at the Bonneville, what is she talking about?

4. Why does Behrani regret telling Esmail about their finances?

5. Why does Kathy feel suicidal while she's driving the Bonneville?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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