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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does Ali tell Baba so Sahar can go to his party?
(a) Sahar wants to go to the movies Friday.
(b) Sahar has a new job.
(c) He needs Sahar's help with homework.
(d) Sahar wants to sleepover Nasrin's house.

2. What would Nasrin do to Sahar if she did not want to play dolls with her?
(a) Pull her hair.
(b) Slap her face.
(c) Tell on her.
(d) Ignore her.

3. In what way is Sahar more like the type of child Nasrin's parents had hoped for?
(a) She is beautiful and social.
(b) She is studious and ambitious.
(c) She is docile and domestic.
(d) She is wealthy and well-mannered.

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

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

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

7. 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) Work on math equations.
(b) Read Persian poetry.
(c) Recite biology notes.
(d) Watch T.V.

8. What does Sahar notice about the crowd in Restaurant Javan?
(a) They are business-men.
(b) Many were at Ali's party.
(c) They are all checking out Nasrin.
(d) They seem solemn.

9. 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) The store has no windows so they cannot be seen.
(d) It is very hot.

10. Which of Parveen body parts looks masculine to Sahar?
(a) Her nose.
(b) Her ears.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her shoulders.

11. 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) Nasrin plans to move to India.
(d) She does not think Sahar would make a good roommate.

12. What does Parveen invite Sahar to do with her in a few days at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Go dancing.
(c) Attend a transsexual group meeting.
(d) Visit her surgeon.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in the Peugeot do when his car stops near the Mercedes?

2. Why does Sahar worry more about seeing Nasrin since her engagement announcement?

3. Who is the author of If You Could Be Mine?

4. What does Ali give to Sahar, which makes her realize he knows she is gay?

5. Who answers the door to Ali's apartment when Sahar goes to his party?

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