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

2. Why does Zomorod sleep on the floor in her new house?

3. What does Rhonda Klein bring when she visits the Yousefzadeh's?

4. What does Zomorod's mother think will make Zomorod tall?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 32, who is coming to stay with the Yousefzadehs and why?

3. What does Zomorod say about herself in Chapter 1?

4. What do Mohsen and Dr. Klein discuss about President Ford in Chapter 29?

5. Who was Mohammad Mossadegh and why was he removed from Iranian government?

6. What is Zomorod's costume for Halloween?

7. What was Zomorod's bedroom set like in Compton?

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

9. What furniture does Zomorod get to buy for her new room in Newport Beach?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zomorod and her family are from Iran. How do they struggle to fit in in America? What is revealed about the difficulties of assimilating to a new country through their struggles?

Essay Topic 2

Zomorod is 11 at the beginning of the novel and 13 at the end. What does Zomrod experience in the novel? How do the things that she goes through help her understand her family and herself? How does she mature and come of age in the book?

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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