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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 Ali tell Sahar about Parveen at his party in Chapter 4?
(a) She is gay.
(b) She is a police officer.
(c) She is his girlfriend.
(d) She is transsexual.

2. How old are Nasrin and Sahar in the present?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 17.
(d) 21.

3. What does Ali say Sahar would spend all of her time doing if he and Nasrin were not there to put her in dangerous situations?
(a) Read Persian poetry.
(b) Work on math equations.
(c) Recite biology notes.
(d) Watch T.V.

4. What happened to two boys years earlier in Mashad which many believe was because they were lovers?
(a) They committed suicide together.
(b) They were arrested.
(c) They were hanged.
(d) They were married.

5. Why do women take off their head scarfs in the store in Chapter 9?
(a) They are getting their hair done.
(b) The store has no windows so they cannot be seen.
(c) It is very hot.
(d) They are rebelling against Iranian law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Sahar make for what she was doing in Baba's room in Chapter 10?

2. What does Ali tell Nasrin when he first meets them at Restaurant Javan?

3. What does Ali tell Nasrin about Mom and Daughter after he calls them to pick her and Sahar up at Restaurant Javan?

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 food always makes Sahar feel American?

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