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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sahar tell Mrs. Medhi when she asks why she has not been visiting?
(a) She is sad Nasrin is getting married.
(b) She has been taking care of her father.
(c) She has been studying.
(d) She does not enjoy being in their house.

2. How old was Sahar when she first met Ali?
(a) 8.
(b) 17.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. What does Ali sell for extra money?
(a) Banned CDs and DVDs.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Bootleg liquor.
(d) T-Shirts.

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

5. Why are the Medhis having a party which they invited Baba and Sahar?
(a) Cyrus is getting married.
(b) Dariush is engaged.
(c) It is Mr. Medhi's birthday.
(d) For Nasrin and Reza.

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

7. What food always makes Sahar feel American?
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) Apple Pie.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Hamburgers.

8. How long before the narrative began did Sahar and Nasrin first kiss?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 months.

9. Why does Sahar choose a hot pink dress to wear to the dinner at the Medhi's in Chapter 2?
(a) It is Nasrin's favorite.
(b) It is Sahar's favorite.
(c) It is Dariush's favorite.
(d) It is Mrs. Medhi's favorite.

10. Why does Sahar stand in the back of the bus on the way to Ali's party?
(a) She dislikes the bus driver.
(b) She does not want anyone to see her.
(c) Women have to stand in the back.
(d) She likes to be near the emergency exit.

11. How did Sahar's mother respond when she was 6 and told her she wanted to marry Nasrin?
(a) She said she cannot because it is a sin.
(b) She said she cannot because they are too young.
(c) She said she had better make a lot of money.
(d) She said she would love to have Nasrin as a daughter.

12. What does Sahar feel sure Mrs. Medhi knows in the dress shop at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Sahar and Dariush will never marry.
(b) She is losing her daughter.
(c) The Nasrin does not love Reza.
(d) About Sahar and Nasrin's relationship.

13. Who answers the door to Ali's apartment when Sahar goes to his party?
(a) Ali.
(b) Farshad.
(c) Nasrin.
(d) Parveen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sahar go with Nasrin and her mother at the start of Chapter 9?

2. What do Nasrin and her mother constantly argue about in Chapter 9?

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

4. What does Sima do?

5. What does Sahar call her father?

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