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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. Who first greets Sahar and Parveen when they arrive at the meeting in Chapter 8?
2. How does Ali get away with having such wild parties?
3. In what way is Sahar more like the type of child Nasrin's parents had hoped for?
4. In what American city does Nasrin's aunt and uncle live?
5. What does Sahar plan to study at Tehran University?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Parveen bring Sahar at the start of Chapter 8? Why?
2. What do Sahar and Parveen eat at a restaurant which always makes Sahar feel American? What does she hear about Americans?
3. Who are Mom and Daughter? What happens when they drive home?
4. Who is Dariush? How is he described? How does he feel about Nasrin's engagement?
5. How does Sahar know one of the officers who stops Nasrin after school? Where does he bring them?
6. What excuse does Sahar give to Mrs. Medhi in Chapter 5 when she asks Sahar why she has not visited lately?
7. How does Sahar do in school? What are her plans after high school? How does she prepare to reach her goal?
8. How are Sahar and Nasrin's homes different? What are their homes like? With whom do they live?
9. At what moment does Sahar loosen up at Ali's party? Who helps her?
10. How are Sahar and Nasrin different physically, academically, and in their future goals?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Sahar's mother died five years before the story begins when she was just 12. How does this loss impact Sahar and her family life at 17?
Essay Topic 3
Write an analysis of Mom and Daughter's characters in If You Could Be Mine. In what ways to these two characters develop the plot. How does meeting them impact Sahar? What does Daughter's character add to the story? What would change if these characters did not exist?
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