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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 happens when the Dr. discusses surgery options and shows Sahar images?

2. What do Sahar and Taraneh have in common?

3. What does Sahar tell Mrs. Medhi that Nasrin will get to be, just like her mother?

4. Where does Ali plan to move once he heals?

5. Why are Nasrin and Sahar at a hair salon at the start of Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Katayoun? What story does she share at Goli's, which she worries makes her seem loose?

3. Describe the conversation between Baba and Sahar about whether or not she will go to Turkey with Ali.

4. How does Reza treat Ali when he comes to the apartment?

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

6. Why are Ali and Baba praying together at the start of Chapter 18? Why is this an usual sight for Sahar to see?

7. What is Sahar's impression of Reza after she gets to know him at the dinner party at the Medhi's?

8. What does Baba offer to do for Sahar when she has been depressed after her surgeon's visit? How does Sahar react to this suggestion? What conversation follows?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Sahar's mother sacrificed her family fortune to marry a man she loved. Sahar is willing to make an enormous sacrifice and undergo sex reassignment surgery for Nasrin. Write an essay about the theme of sacrifice in If You Could Be Mine.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how Restaurant Javan plays a part in the plot of the novel.

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