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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sahar try to do to impress Ali when they first met?
(a) Dress like Madonna.
(b) Learn the words to Britney Spears songs.
(c) Learn the names of all the Backstreet Boys.
(d) Dance like N'Sync.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Nasrin tell Ali his friends only like him for?
(a) His looks.
(b) His wild parties.
(c) He sells them drugs.
(d) His money.

8. Which character tells Sahar she needs to understand that "this isn't a game...something you just try on" (102)?
(a) Jamshid.
(b) Goli.
(c) Maryam.
(d) Behrooz.

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

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

11. How does Ali get away with having such wild parties?
(a) He pays off the guards.
(b) He rents his apartment under a fake name.
(c) His father is a police officer.
(d) His parents work for the government.

12. What does Nasrin hope to become when she is older?
(a) An actress.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A beautician.
(d) A doctor.

13. Why does Sahar know one of the officers who stops them when she and Nasrin walk home from school?
(a) He is the man who gave his number to Mom and Daughter.
(b) He used to work for her father.
(c) He is one of her classmate's father.
(d) He is Farshad from Ali's party.

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

15. Sahar knows that it is dangerous to be gay in Iran, but she also worries that whom "can be stoned to death" (115)?
(a) Drug dealers.
(b) Adulterers.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nasrin have on that Sahar has never seen when Sahar goes to meet her at school at the start of Chapter 7?

2. What type of husband is Sahar sure Nasrin's parents will choose for their daughter?

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

4. What does Sahar tell her father to talk about at the dinner Mrs. Medhi invites them to at the start of Chapter 2?

5. What type of music does Dariush play on his guitar when Sahar visits their home in Chapter 5?

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