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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 excuse does Sahar offer the officers who stop her and Nasrin while walking home from school?
2. How long before the narrative began did Sahar and Nasrin first kiss?
3. Why does Sahar know one of the officers who stops them when she and Nasrin walk home from school?
4. What does an officer stop Nasrin and her friends as they walk home from school in Chapter 7?
5. How old are Nasrin and Sahar in the present?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Where does Parveen bring Sahar at the start of Chapter 8? Why?
3. What excuse does Sahar give to Mrs. Medhi in Chapter 5 when she asks Sahar why she has not visited lately?
4. Who are Mom and Daughter? What happens when they drive home?
5. Who picks Sahar up for Ali's party? What is Sahar's first impression of her?
6. Why are Nasrin and Sahar worried about what happened if someone finds out they are lovers? What happened to two boys in Mashad?
7. At what moment does Sahar loosen up at Ali's party? Who helps her?
8. How does Sahar do in school? What are her plans after high school? How does she prepare to reach her goal?
9. Chapter 3 opens two weeks after Nasrin's dinner party. How has Sahara felt or behaved since that night?
10. How does Sahar learn that Parveen is transsexual?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the author of If You Could Be Mine. Who is she? What else has she written? How is If You Could Be Mine similar or different from her previous works?
Essay Topic 2
What did you learn about homosexuality and transsexuals in Iran from reading If You Could Be Mine? In what ways are the rights of homosexuals similar or different in Iran and the United States? How does this new knowledge change your world view?
Essay Topic 3
Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
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