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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. In Chapter 43, what day of the week does Rachel call and invited Zomorod to her bat mitzvah?

2. When did Iran have a democratically elected prime minister?

3. What does David's father do for a living?

4. What year does Zomorod say that it is in Chapter 31?

5. How often does Zomorod say in Chapter 48, that her family usually calls their family in Iran?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 51, what does Mohsen say about Khomeini's government?

2. What is the Goodwill factory that Zomorod visits with her Girl Scout troop?

3. What does Zomorod do when she loses the pool key?

4. What type of cake does Zomorod have for her birthday, and how is it decorated?

5. What rules does Khomeini make for women in Chapter 47?

6. Why does Zomorod choose a new name to use in Newport Beach?

7. What was bad about the shah's White Revolution?

8. Why does Zomorod love books?

9. In Chapter 28, what class does Zomorod have twice a week that she enjoys and why?

10. What does Zomorod ask Mrs. Williams, and what does Mrs. Williams offer to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zomorod makes friends with a neighbor girl. Why is the relationship unsatisfactory? How does Zomorod try to make the relationship work? What does the way that she tries to make the relationship work show about the importance of friends for Zomorod?

Essay Topic 2

Each chapter has a title heading. Do the titles misdirect readers? Do they reveal plot elements? Are the titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 3

Zomorod remembers in fifth grade comparing herself to an animal. What animal did Zomorod compare herself to? Why did she compare herself to that animal? What did that comparison reveal about Zomorod and the type of person she was at that time?

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