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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 does Mrs. Medhi tell Sahar she is just like when they arrive at Nasrin's grandfather's villa for the wedding?

2. What was Baba able to afford with Ali's money?

3. With whom does Ali stay after he was badly beaten?

4. What does Nasrin tell Sahar outside by her pool when Sahar says Nasrin should marry her instead of Reza?

5. Who tells Sahar she can get her hormones if she really wants them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do we learn about Maryam in Chapter 14 when Parveen tells Sahar her story?

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

5. How did Reza and Nasrin come to be engaged according to what Reza tells Ali and Sahar in Chapter 11?

6. What does Nasrin tell Sahar are the only things she wants of her wedding day after saying she cannot wait to get it over with?

7. 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?

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

9. Why does Goli warn Sahar against getting hormones from a dealer as Behrooz tells her she can? What example does she offer?

10. Where does Baba take Sahar the day Ali is to leave for Turkey? What happens there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Nasrin and Sahar in If You Could Be Mine. What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.

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