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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. Which character transitioned after their brother learned they were gay and threatened to inform the police unless they transitioned?
(a) Jamshid.
(b) Goli.
(c) Maryam.
(d) Behrooz.

2. What does Nasrin tell Sahar outside by her pool when Sahar says Nasrin should marry her instead of Reza?
(a) She thought she would never ask.
(b) She begs her to help stop the wedding.
(c) Sahar is living a fantasy.
(d) She would run away with her now if she wanted her to.

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

4. What do Sahar and a group of friends hold over Nasrin and Reza during their wedding ceremony?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A linen cloth.
(c) A fan.
(d) A Koran.

5. 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) Comforting his friend.
(b) Napping.
(c) Making phone calls.
(d) Watching a soap opera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sima give Sahar advice about at Nasrin and Reza's party in Chapter 11?

2. Why does Sahar say she could not leave Iran when Ali asks her to move with him?

3. Who asked Dariush to get married?

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

5. Where is Sahar at the start of Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who brings Ali to Baba and Sahar's apartment? What happeend to him?

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

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

4. How did Reza and Nasrin come to be engaged according to what Reza tells Ali and Sahar in Chapter 11?

5. How does Reza help Sahar after she passes out? What does he ask her?

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

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

8. Where does Nasrin bring Sahar in Chapter 17? Why is this place significant?

9. 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?

10. Why does Goli warn Sahar against getting hormones from a dealer as Behrooz tells her she can? What example does she offer?

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