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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sahar call her father?
(a) Baba.
(b) Dada.
(c) Pop-pop.
(d) Papa.

2. What does the reader learn about Ali in Chapter 1?
(a) He quit school and is a drug addict.
(b) He is very religious and he disapproves of Sahar.
(c) He is poor and he wants to marry Nasrin.
(d) He attends university and he is gay.

3. Why does Nasrin tell Sahar she cannot live with her when Sahar goes to university?
(a) She cannot afford an apartment.
(b) Her parents would not let her move out until she is married.
(c) She does not think Sahar would make a good roommate.
(d) Nasrin plans to move to India.

4. Who is Soraya?
(a) Nasrin's cousin.
(b) Cyrus's wife.
(c) Mrs. Medhi's sister.
(d) The Medhi's servant.

5. What does the mother at a nearby table do when she hears Parveen tell Sahar about being transsexual?
(a) She tells Parveen she is brave.
(b) She rushes her children out of the restaurant.
(c) She asks the owner to kick Parveen and Sahar out.
(d) She calls the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Parveen tell Sahar she owes her life to in Chapter 6?

2. At the end of Chapter 5, what does Sahar realize she must do if she wants to stop Nasrin's wedding?

3. What lie does Ali tell Baba so Sahar can go to his party?

4. Sahar knows that it is dangerous to be gay in Iran, but she also worries that whom "can be stoned to death" (115)?

5. What does Nasrin tell Ali his friends only like him for?

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