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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ali say Farshad wanted that Ali refused to give him?
(a) Himself.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Mom.
(d) Parveen.

2. Why is Sahar unable to write to Ali?
(a) She is too busy studying.
(b) He has not given her his address.
(c) Baba has forbidden her to contact him.
(d) She is afraid she will be arrested if she is caught.

3. Why does Nasrin say Sima and Dariush could never be married?
(a) They were not of the same class.
(b) Sima would quickly become bored with her brother.
(c) Sima was too ambitious for Dariush.
(d) Dariush was too handsome for Sima.

4. Why do the men at Restaurant Javan not touch Katayoun and Sahar when they are fighting?
(a) They know Ali would kill them.
(b) They are afraid of them.
(c) Men are not allowed to touch women in public.
(d) They fear Farshad.

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

6. Why was Reza coming to Nasrin's house before they became engaged?
(a) He was working with Cyrus.
(b) He is related to Soraya.
(c) He was friends with Dariush.
(d) Mr. Medhi had been sick.

7. What did Sahar's mother give up in order to marry her father?
(a) Her home country.
(b) Her career.
(c) Her happiness.
(d) Her family's wealth.

8. What does Parveen agree to do when Sahar says she is determined to go through with the surgery?
(a) Bring her to meet her surgeon.
(b) Help her fake parental permission.
(c) Let her live with her if her father disowns her.
(d) Get her started on hormones.

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

10. Which character speaks of how being checked out by a man makes her feel good because she is now seen as a woman at the meeting in Goli's in Chapter 12?
(a) Katayoun.
(b) Parveen.
(c) Maryam.
(d) Goli.

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

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

13. Who went with Sahar to Nasrin and Reza's party?
(a) Daughter.
(b) Parveen.
(c) Ali.
(d) Baba.

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

15. Who does Sahar recognize speaking with the doctor in the surgical center?
(a) Ali.
(b) Reza.
(c) Farshad.
(d) Nasrin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Sahar water in the Dr.'s office at the end of Chapter 15?

2. What does Parveen beg Sahar to do when they meet outside the Mirdamad Surgical Center at the start of Chapter 15?

3. What does Sahar grind during the wedding ceremony in Chapter 1?

4. What does Sahar begin to think of Reza after he cares for Ali and refuses to take his money?

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

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