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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. Why did Sahar and Ali not meet right away?
(a) Their parents were too busy working.
(b) Their parents were not speaking.
(c) Ali's family lived in the U.S.
(d) Sahar's family lived in India.

2. In Chapter 3, under what condition will Baba let Sahar go out on Friday?
(a) It is just Sahar and Nasrin.
(b) Nasrin's brothers escort them.
(c) Ali chaperones.
(d) She is only with girls.

3. What does Nasrin tell Ali his friends only like him for?
(a) His looks.
(b) His wild parties.
(c) He sells them drugs.
(d) His money.

4. What does Baba catch Sahar doing in his room in Chapter 10?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Stealing his money.
(c) Trying on his clothes.
(d) Watching a bootlegged DVD.

5. What does Sahar call her father?
(a) Baba.
(b) Dada.
(c) Pop-pop.
(d) Papa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sahar knows that it is dangerous to be gay in Iran, but she also worries that whom "can be stoned to death" (115)?

2. What does Sahar notice about both Parveen and Jamshid?

3. What does Sahar learn at the Medhis dinner party when she finds Nasrin in the bathroom?

4. Who is Soraya?

5. Why has Sahar been carrying around a book of Persian poetry since Ali's party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Maryam. How does she interact with those in her group? What do you think the purpose of this character is?

2. How are Sahar and Nasrin's homes different? What are their homes like? With whom do they live?

3. Who is Ali? What does he say when he visits Sahar in Chapter 3? What does he invite her to in an attempt to cheer her up?

4. Why is sex reassignment surgery considered legal and government subsidized in Iran? Why do some gay people get this surgery?

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

6. How does Nasrin react when she realizes that the clientele at Restaurant Javan are gay and trans?

7. Why are Nasrin and Sahar worried about what happened if someone finds out they are lovers? What happened to two boys in Mashad?

8. Chapter 3 opens two weeks after Nasrin's dinner party. How has Sahara felt or behaved since that night?

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

10. How old is Sahar when she falls in love with Nasrin? What moment does she describe as the moment she fell in love with Nasrin?

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