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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Sahar she can get her hormones if she really wants them?
(a) Maryam.
(b) Katayoun.
(c) Jamshid.
(d) Parveen.

2. What do the bride and groom sit in front of during the traditional wedding ceremony?
(a) A mirror.
(b) An alter.
(c) A statue.
(d) A feast.

3. What does Ali leave for Sahar under her bed before he leaves in Chapter 18?
(a) A letter begging her to leave Iran.
(b) A bag filled with money.
(c) Pictures of Turkish women.
(d) A book of poetry.

4. What does Nasrin tell Sahar, which she has not yet told Reza?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is going to ask for a divorce.
(c) She is dying.
(d) She is moving to India.

5. What does Ali tell Sahar he will do to try to entice her to move with him?
(a) Load his apartment with biology books.
(b) Set her up with a good job.
(c) Take Nasrin with him.
(d) Send her pictures of Turkish women.

6. Who calls Sahar while she is hitting Ali in her apartment in Chapter 17?
(a) Nasrin.
(b) Parveen.
(c) Reza.
(d) Daughter.

7. What did Farshad have Ali arrested for?
(a) Homosexuality.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Drug possession.

8. Whose help does Sahar call for when Ali shows up injured at their apartment in Chapter 16?
(a) Farshad.
(b) Goli.
(c) Reza.
(d) Cyrus.

9. What does Behrooz tell Sahar she must do in order to begin taking hormones?
(a) Apply for the government subsidy.
(b) See a doctor.
(c) Find a dealer.
(d) Tell her father.

10. Why are Nasrin and Sahar at a hair salon at the start of Chapter 19?
(a) They are celebrating that Sahar got into Tehran University.
(b) They are getting ready for Nasrin's wedding.
(c) They are getting ready for Sahar's wedding.
(d) They are having one last day together before Sahar moves.

11. Who does Parveen have a crush on at the end of the novel?
(a) Dariush.
(b) Cyrus.
(c) Jamshid.
(d) Behrooz.

12. What does Parveen do when Dr. Hosseini tells Sahar how excruciating the surgery is?
(a) She vomits.
(b) She tells Sahar he is exaggerating.
(c) She leaves the room.
(d) She cries.

13. What do the bride and groom dip their pinky finger in during their wedding ceremony?
(a) Cake.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Honey.
(d) Coffee.

14. What does Maryam say when Katayoun says she wonders if it would be better if she were dead?
(a) Give it a shot.
(b) Of course not.
(c) Probably.
(d) Don't say that.

15. Who was with Sahar and her father when her mother was dying?
(a) Soraya.
(b) Ali's father.
(c) The Medhis.
(d) Ali.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sahar and a group of friends hold over Nasrin and Reza during their wedding ceremony?

2. Who does Sahar ask Ali to bring with him when he leaves Iran?

3. Who is crying in the apartment with Ali when Baba and Sahar return from the cemetery in Chapter 18?

4. What type of flower does Baba buy for them to put on his wife's grave at the cemetery?

5. What was Baba able to afford with Ali's money?

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