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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did 6-year-old Sahar enjoy doing more than playing with dolls?
(a) Being alone.
(b) Playing football.
(c) Playing video games.
(d) Reading books.

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

4. What does Ali say about Sahar when he introduces her to his friends?
(a) She is gay like the rest of them.
(b) She is the guest of honor.
(c) She is his favorite cousin.
(d) She is his boring cousin.

5. Who first greets Sahar and Parveen when they arrive at the meeting in Chapter 8?
(a) Goli.
(b) Maryam.
(c) Jamshid.
(d) Behrooz.

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

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

8. How long ago did Sahar's mother die?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 6 weeks.

9. 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) Attend a transsexual group meeting.
(c) Visit her surgeon.
(d) Go dancing.

10. Who come to Sahar's to take her to Ali's party?
(a) Parveen.
(b) Dariush.
(c) Ali.
(d) Nasrin.

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

12. Why does Sahar stand in the back of the bus on the way to Ali's party?
(a) She does not want anyone to see her.
(b) She likes to be near the emergency exit.
(c) Women have to stand in the back.
(d) She dislikes the bus driver.

13. What does Ali call the women who pick Sahar up from his party in Chapter 4?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Sister.
(c) Mom and Daughter.
(d) Auntie.

14. 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) Sahar's mother.
(c) Sima.
(d) Soraya.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Ali in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Sahar know one of the officers who stops them when she and Nasrin walk home from school?

3. 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?

4. How long before the narrative began did Sahar and Nasrin first kiss?

5. What does Sahar call her father?

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