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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ali give to the young girl who picks Sahar up from his party in Chapter 4?
(a) A vodka drink.
(b) A Britney Spears CD.
(c) A Backstreet Boys concert DVD.
(d) A cigarette.

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

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

7. Why is Mrs. Medhi happy when she comes home to find Sahar and Dariush drinking tea?
(a) Dariush finally stopped playing his guitar.
(b) She always wanted them to marry.
(c) Dariush is drinking tea the Persian way, not the European way like he used to.
(d) She was dying for tea.

8. How old are Nasrin and Sahar in the present?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

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

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

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

12. Why are Nasrin and Sahar treated so well at Restaurant Javan?
(a) The waiter likes Sahar.
(b) They know Ali.
(c) Farshad told them to treat the girls well.
(d) The waiter likes Nasrin.

13. What food always makes Sahar feel American?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Apple Pie.
(c) Hot dogs.
(d) Pizza.

14. What does Ali tell Nasrin about Mom and Daughter after he calls them to pick her and Sahar up at Restaurant Javan?
(a) They owe him a favor.
(b) They are his BFFs.
(c) They are interior decorators.
(d) They work for him in sales.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nasrin tell Sahar she cannot live with her when Sahar goes to university?

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

3. Who first greets Sahar and Parveen when they arrive at the meeting in Chapter 8?

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

5. What does Sahar tell Nasrin she needs to stop dressing like after their run-in with the police in Chapter 7?

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