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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 does Cindy have pictures of in her bedroom?

2. When did the Arabs bring Islam to Iran?

3. In Chapter 31, what does Mohsen buy to give out to trick-or-treaters?

4. What is the name of Cindy's dog?

5. In Chapter 30, what is the name of the person who finds the Yousefzadeh's pool key?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zomorod love books?

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

3. What does Cindy say when Zomorod asks if they can walk to school together in Chapter 15?

4. What did Nastaran do when she learned they were moving to America?

5. What is the theme for the sixth grade dance and what are the decorations like?

6. What does Cindy say about her parents?

7. What happens when Zomorod has to do forward rolls in PE?

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

9. What news does Zomorod learn in Chapter 39?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Point of view determines how readers view the story and characters in a story. What is the point of view in the novel? How does the point of view affect what readers know about events and characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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