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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 looking at Soraya's picture make Kathy feel?
2. How does Behrani say he feels about his menial job on bad days?
3. Why does Kathy start to smile when she sees Connie Walsh in jail?
4. What does Behrani instruct Esmail to do when they go into the boy's room?
5. Why doesn't Behrani call an ambulance when they find Kathy has ingested pills?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Lester describes his feelings during the drive to the county office, he says it is probably the way felons want to feel all the time. How does he say he feels?
2. What is Connie Walsh's planned defense for Kathy?
3. Lester watches his own image in the elevator doors spread out from the middle, then disappear. How is this symbol a metaphor for his situation?
4. When Nadereh told Lester that her husband was "only good," Behrani believed that she had a different meaning than a positive comment on his character. What does Behrani believe Nadereh meant?
5. What is nazr?
6. As Kathy takes the pills to kill herself, how does her attitude toward the Behranis change?
7. When Lester asks Kathy whether she really wanted to die, what does she answer and why is this answer important?
8. Kathy says that she only has one hope now while she's waiting for Lester to return. What does she hope?
9. Why does young Deputy Gleason's expression of gratitude when he encounters Lester on the street make Lester feel worse?
10. Why does Lester feel that his anger, which is leaving him in the Behrani house, is something precious that he needs?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Uniforms have a big effect on characters in this story. Perhaps even Kathy's way of dressing is a uniform of sorts, designed to create a specific impression on the men who look at her. Using quotations from the story, discuss the effect of Behrani's uniform, Lester's uniform, or Kathy's mode of dress on themselves and the other characters.
Essay Topic 2
The breaking of promises is a significant theme in this story. Behrani, Kathy, and Lester all make vows and break them. Choose one of the three characters. Analyze the promises they make and their motivation for breaking those promises. For example, the HALT advice for addicts is useful, but ignored by Kathy. How might the story have been different if she and/or Lester had followed the HALT prescription?
Essay Topic 3
Kathy spends a significant amount of time in the process of cleaning. She cleans others' houses, and her baths, showers, and changes of clothing are recorded; yet she frequently mentions that she feels dirty. Find instances in the story where Kathy talks about feeling clean/dirty. What do these events tell you about her?
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