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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the mother at a nearby table do when she hears Parveen tell Sahar about being transsexual?

2. What did 6-year-old Sahar enjoy doing more than playing with dolls?

3. Why did Sahar and Ali not meet right away?

4. What does Ali sell for extra money?

5. How does Ali get away with having such wild parties?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. To whom is Nasrin engaged? When did he and Nasrin meet? What do readers learn about him at the dinner party in Chapter 2? How does Nasrin introduce Sahar to her fiancé?

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

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. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nasrin is often described as selfish. Why is this important? How does this impact Sahar? Why do you think the author chose to have Sahar fall in love with someone like Nasrin? What does this add or take away from the story?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Farizan's commentary on homosexuality in Iran. How is this important to the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the use of dialogue vs the use of description. Look at how each is used in If You Could Be Mine and what makes these uses effective or ineffective

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