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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 has Sahar been carrying around a book of Persian poetry since Ali's party?
(a) To give to Daughter if she sees her again.
(b) To give to Parveen.
(c) To read to Nasrin.
(d) To give to Farshad.

2. What happens when Sahar enters Nasrin's room where she has her music playing very loudly?
(a) Nasrin and Sahar laugh at all the ridiculous dresses Nasrin has.
(b) Sahar yells at Nasrin for agreeing to marry Reza.
(c) Nasrin yells at Sahar for not visiting.
(d) Nasrin kisses her more passionately than ever.

3. Sahar knows that it is dangerous to be gay in Iran, but she also worries that whom "can be stoned to death" (115)?
(a) Drug dealers.
(b) Adulterers.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Thieves.

4. Why does Sahar stand in the back of the bus on the way to Ali's party?
(a) She dislikes the bus driver.
(b) She likes to be near the emergency exit.
(c) Women have to stand in the back.
(d) She does not want anyone to see her.

5. What does the young girl in the Mercedes tell Sahar her favorite subject in school used to be?
(a) Physics.
(b) Math.
(c) Biology.
(d) Literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are Nasrin and Sahar in the present?

2. In what way is Sahar more like the type of child Nasrin's parents had hoped for?

3. What is different about Daughter when she and Mom pick Sahar and Nasrin up at Restaurant Javan?

4. How old was Ali when he and Sahar first met?

5. What excuse does Sahar make for what she was doing in Baba's room in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who picks Sahar up for Ali's party? What is Sahar's first impression of her?

2. Where does Parveen bring Sahar at the start of Chapter 8? Why?

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

4. How do Ali and Nasrin interact when Ali first arrives at Restaurant Javan?

5. What has Sahar been carrying with her since she met Daughter in case she sees her again. Why?

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

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

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

9. Who is Dariush? How is he described? How does he feel about Nasrin's engagement?

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

(see the answer keys)

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