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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sahar's mother die from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Car crash.
(d) A heart attack.

2. What type of husband is Sahar sure Nasrin's parents will choose for their daughter?
(a) The handsomest.
(b) The funniest.
(c) The kindest.
(d) The wealthiest.

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

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

5. What do Nasrin and her mother constantly argue about in Chapter 9?
(a) Which dress to buy.
(b) Why Sahar had to come with them.
(c) Whether or not she should marry Reza.
(d) How much money they are spending.

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

7. Who does Mrs. Medhi tells Sahar was a good friend to her on her wedding day many years ago?
(a) Mrs. Medhi's mother.
(b) Sima.
(c) Sahar's mother.
(d) Soraya.

8. Why has Sahar been carrying around a book of Persian poetry since Ali's party?
(a) To give to Farshad.
(b) To read to Nasrin.
(c) To give to Parveen.
(d) To give to Daughter if she sees her again.

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

10. 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 is not from Iran.
(c) She tells them Nasrin's mother has been sick.
(d) She tells them Nasrin's family is poor and she cannot afford new clothes.

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

12. Who is the author of If You Could Be Mine?
(a) Sara Nasrin.
(b) Soraya Farizia.
(c) Sahar Farzine.
(d) Sara Farizan.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what American city does Nasrin's aunt and uncle live?

3. What does Sahar plan to study at Tehran University?

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. Who does Parveen tell Sahar she owes her life to in Chapter 6?

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