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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Reza's occupation?
(a) Restauranteur.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Doctor.

2. What does Nasrin's brother Dariush do for work?
(a) He is a carpenter.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a teacher.
(d) He is a mechanic.

3. What does Sahar notice about the crowd in Restaurant Javan?
(a) They are all checking out Nasrin.
(b) They seem solemn.
(c) Many were at Ali's party.
(d) They are business-men.

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

5. What did Sahar's and Nasrin's mothers have in common?
(a) They came from affluent families.
(b) They went to university.
(c) They came from poor families.
(d) They married wealthy men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Parveen invite Sahar to do with her in a few days at the end of Chapter 6?

2. What would Nasrin do to Sahar if she did not want to play dolls with her?

3. What type of husband is Sahar sure Nasrin's parents will choose for their daughter?

4. What do Nasrin and her mother constantly argue about in Chapter 9?

5. Why are the Medhis having a party which they invited Baba and Sahar?

Short Essay Questions

1. At what moment does Sahar loosen up at Ali's party? Who helps her?

2. What does Ali give Sahar that makes her realize he knows she is gay? How does she react?

3. What happens when a mother overhears Parveen discussing being transsexual at Max Burger? How does Parveen react?

4. Who are Mom and Daughter? What happens when they drive home?

5. Why does Nasrin get stopped they the police while walking home from school with Sahar and a group of school friends?

6. How does Sahar do in school? What are her plans after high school? How does she prepare to reach her goal?

7. How does Sahar know one of the officers who stops Nasrin after school? Where does he bring them?

8. What do Sahar and Parveen eat at a restaurant which always makes Sahar feel American? What does she hear about Americans?

9. How long ago did Sahar's mother die? How has Baba been since her death? What does Sahar ask her father as he is struggling to cook her dinner in Chapter 10 after not having cooked since his wife died?

10. What excuse does Sahar give to Mrs. Medhi in Chapter 5 when she asks Sahar why she has not visited lately?

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