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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Connie Walsh plan to help Kathy?

2. Why does Nadereh ask Kathy to write the things she has told her during their visit?

3. What is the Enemy Voice?

4. Why does Lester believe Behrani can't report him to the police?

5. How much will Behrani make if he sells the house for its appraised value?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is Kathy like Behrani in her outlook on life?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is your opinion about what should have happened with the house? What would have been a fair outcome if the characters had told no lies and committed no crimes? Justify your opinion with facts from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Imagine that you are Lester's defense attorney. He has been charged with extortion, breaking and entering, false imprisonment, and kidnapping. How would you defend him against these charges?

Essay Topic 3

The main characters in this story are preoccupied with how their actions appear to others. If Nadereh was not concerned about impressing her fellow Iranian expatriates, how might the story have been different? If Deputy Gleason had not stopped Lester to thank him for being such a fine example of a police officer, how might the story have been different? Select one of the characters and explain how their preoccupation with impressing others changed the story. Use quotations and examples from the book.

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