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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Baba catch Sahar doing in his room in Chapter 10?
(a) Watching a bootlegged DVD.
(b) Trying on his clothes.
(c) Stealing his money.
(d) Taking a nap.

5. 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) About Sahar and Nasrin's relationship.
(d) The Nasrin does not love Reza.

6. What is Reza's occupation?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Restauranteur.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Doctor.

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

8. What excuse does Sahar offer the officers who stop her and Nasrin while walking home from school?
(a) She tells them Nasrin's father recently died.
(b) She tells them Nasrin's family is poor and she cannot afford new clothes.
(c) She tells them Nasrin is not from Iran.
(d) She tells them Nasrin's mother has been sick.

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

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

11. Why will Sahar not be able to walk to Ali's party on her own?
(a) Women need an escort.
(b) She is afraid of the dark.
(c) She does not know the way.
(d) Baba will not let her.

12. What does Ali tell Nasrin when he first meets them at Restaurant Javan?
(a) It is good she will be her husband's problem soon enough.
(b) He wishes she had been arrested.
(c) She should not dress so provocatively.
(d) Sahar is too god for her.

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

14. In what American city does Nasrin's aunt and uncle live?
(a) Providence.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Sahar and Ali not meet right away?

2. Why does Sahar ask for aaa gosht for dinner when Baba offers to cook?

3. What does Sima do?

4. In what way is Sahar more like the type of child Nasrin's parents had hoped for?

5. What does Nasrin's brother Dariush do for work?

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