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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. How long ago did Sahar's mother die?

2. Where does Sahar go with Nasrin and her mother at the start of Chapter 9?

3. How long before the narrative began did Sahar and Nasrin first kiss?

4. What does Baba catch Sahar doing in his room in Chapter 10?

5. Who is Soraya?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Sahar been carrying with her since she met Daughter in case she sees her again. Why?

2. What excuse does Sahar give to Mrs. Medhi in Chapter 5 when she asks Sahar why she has not visited lately?

3. 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?

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

5. Who picks Sahar up for Ali's party? What is Sahar's first impression of her?

6. What does Sahar's father catch her doing in his room when he is gone? What excuse does she give to him? What does he say about how she looks?

7. How does Sahar know one of the officers who stops Nasrin after school? Where does he bring them?

8. 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?

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

10. Describe the scene at Ali's house when Sahar first arrives. What is the crowd like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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