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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 was Baba able to afford with Ali's money?
(a) A cook.
(b) A new workspace and an assistant.
(c) A new apartment.
(d) A new car.

2. Why did Mrs. Medhi kick Soraya out of her house?
(a) She and Mr. Medhi were having an affair.
(b) She caught her stealing.
(c) She was becoming lazy.
(d) Because her daughter proposed to Dariush.

3. What is Ali doing while his friend is crying in the apartment with Ali when Baba and Sahar return from the cemetery in Chapter 18?
(a) Making phone calls.
(b) Comforting his friend.
(c) Napping.
(d) Watching a soap opera.

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

5. What gift does Nasrin's father give the bride and groom after the ceremony?
(a) A vacation home in India.
(b) A trip around the world.
(c) A wad of cash.
(d) A villa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baba tell Sahar that Ali is doing at the start of Chapter 18?

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

3. What does Nasrin do at her party when Reza tells Sahar and Ali how they came to be engaged?

4. Who picks Nasrin up in a Mercedes on her wedding day?

5. What does Ali leave for Sahar under her bed before he leaves in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Reza go to Tehran University to see Sahar? What does he say that makes it seem like he knows about Sahar and Nasrin's relationship?

2. Why does Sahar ask Ali to bring Nastaran to Turkey with him?

3. What does Ali tell Sahar about how Nasrin might see her if she were to go through with reassignment surgery?

4. What news does Nasrin share with Sahar at the end of the novel? How does Sahar feel about this? How do you know?

5. Why does Sahar pass out in the doctor's office?

6. Why is Katayoun offended that Sahar thought they should meet at Restaurant Javan when Katayoun brought her the hormones?

7. What do Mrs. Medhi and Sahar discuss on the ride to Nasrin's wedding?

8. Where does Ali plan to move in Chapter 17? Why will Sahar not go with him? What does Ali say to her refusal?

9. Who is Taraneh and what is her relationship with Sahar?

10. What are some of the traditions that are part of Nasrin's wedding?

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