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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the young girl in the Mercedes tell Sahar her favorite subject in school used to be?
(a) Math.
(b) Biology.
(c) Physics.
(d) Literature.

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

3. What does Ali call the women who pick Sahar up from his party in Chapter 4?
(a) Mom and Daughter.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Sister.
(d) Auntie.

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

5. Who does Parveen tell Sahar she owes her life to in Chapter 6?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Ali.
(d) A surgeon.

6. What does Sahar tell Nasrin she needs to stop dressing like after their run-in with the police in Chapter 7?
(a) A child.
(b) A sex worker.
(c) An old maid.
(d) A sex goddess.

7. What is different about Daughter when she and Mom pick Sahar and Nasrin up at Restaurant Javan?
(a) She has a black eye.
(b) She will not speak to Sahar.
(c) Her hair has been dyed.
(d) She has a new ring.

8. Which two members of the group are models for a successful transitions?
(a) Jamshid and Parveen.
(b) Katayoun and Maryam.
(c) Maryam and Goli.
(d) Behrooz and Katayoun.

9. What type of music does Dariush play on his guitar when Sahar visits their home in Chapter 5?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) Bob Marley.
(d) Cat Stevens.

10. What does Sahar feel certain is going to happen when the officer stops in the alley near Tehran University?
(a) He is going to take them to prison.
(b) He is going to call their parents.
(c) He is going to rape them.
(d) He is going to let them go.

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

12. Why does Nasrin begin to panic at Restaurant Javan?
(a) She realizes she is surrounded by gay and transsexual individuals.
(b) She missed her date with Reza.
(c) She does not that the money for their huge bill.
(d) Her mother expected her home hours ago.

13. What happens when Sahar enters Nasrin's room where she has her music playing very loudly?
(a) Nasrin and Sahar laugh at all the ridiculous dresses Nasrin has.
(b) Nasrin kisses her more passionately than ever.
(c) Sahar yells at Nasrin for agreeing to marry Reza.
(d) Nasrin yells at Sahar for not visiting.

14. What issue does Katayoun tell the group she has been having since her transition?
(a) Making friends.
(b) Finding work.
(c) Focusing on her studies.
(d) Dealing with her family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Nasrin and Sahar treated so well at Restaurant Javan?

2. What does Goli tell the group Sahar has, just like the rest of them?

3. Why are the Medhis having a party which they invited Baba and Sahar?

4. What happened to two boys years earlier in Mashad which many believe was because they were lovers?

5. What does the reader learn about Ali in Chapter 1?

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