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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unusual sight does Sahar see in her living room at the start of Chapter 18?
(a) Baba and Ali praying.
(b) Ali cleaning.
(c) Baba having tea with a woman.
(d) Nasrin napping on her couch.

2. What does Nasrin tell Sahar outside by her pool when Sahar says Nasrin should marry her instead of Reza?
(a) Sahar is living a fantasy.
(b) She would run away with her now if she wanted her to.
(c) She thought she would never ask.
(d) She begs her to help stop the wedding.

3. What does Baba tell Sahar that Ali is doing at the start of Chapter 18?
(a) Applying for sex reassignment surgery.
(b) Leaving that night.
(c) Ending all of his illicit dealings.
(d) Planning to stay in Iran.

4. Who does Mrs. Medhi tell Sahar she is just like when they arrive at Nasrin's grandfather's villa for the wedding?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Dariush.
(d) Nasrin.

5. What is Sahar sure would happen if Nasrin and Reza were to divorce?
(a) He would never allow it.
(b) Her parents would disown her.
(c) He would be granted custody of their child.
(d) Nobody else would ever marry her.

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

7. Where does Daughter say she picked Ali up in Chapter 16?
(a) Ali's apartment.
(b) Goli's place.
(c) The police station.
(d) Restaurant Javan.

8. Why does Reza come to find Sahar at her school in Chapter 20?
(a) He needs money.
(b) He cannot find Nasrin.
(c) He found out about her and Nasrin.
(d) Nasrin has been very depressed.

9. What do Sahar and a group of friends hold over Nasrin and Reza during their wedding ceremony?
(a) A Koran.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) A linen cloth.
(d) A fan.

10. What does Nasrin do at her party when Reza tells Sahar and Ali how they came to be engaged?
(a) She interlocks arms withe Reza and puts her head on his chest.
(b) She smiles coquettishly.
(c) She runs off to the bathroom.
(d) She brags about how she made him fall in love with her.

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

12. Who asked Dariush to get married?
(a) Sima.
(b) Parveen.
(c) Sahar.
(d) Soraya.

13. What does Sahar grind during the wedding ceremony in Chapter 1?
(a) A peppermill.
(b) A sugar cube.
(c) A rock of salt.
(d) Her teeth.

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

15. What does Ali make Sahar do when he learns Katayoun brought her hormones?
(a) Call her father and tell him.
(b) Leave him alone to chat with Katayoun.
(c) Give them back to Katayoun.
(d) Call Nasrin and tell her what her plan is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Medhi ask Sahar as they drive to Nasrin's wedding?

2. What does Behrooz tell Sahar she must do in order to begin taking hormones?

3. What does Baba say when Sahar says she is considering moving with Ali?

4. Who brings an injured Ali to Sahar and Baba's apartment in Chapter 16?

5. What does Sahar ask Nasrin at the end of Chapter 14 when they are in her apartment having tea?

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