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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 Nastaran decide to make for Skip at the end of Chapter 124?

2. When do Howie, Carolyn, Rachel, and Zomorod go to see A Little Romance?

3. In Chapter 65, what does Brock throw at Zomorod during lunch?

4. What is Rachel's costume for Halloween in Chapter 60?

5. How many of the hostages in Chapter 78 are women?

Short Essay Questions

1. What movie do Zomorod and her friends see in Chapter 118, and what snacks do they have during the movie?

2. How do Carolyn and Zomorod figure out who left the dead hamster on the Yousefzadeh's front step?

3. What does Cindy tell Zomorod in Chapter 123?

4. What experience does Mohsen have as a petroleum engineer?

5. Why is there a party in Chapter 125?

6. What do the kidnappers want in Chapter 116?

7. What happens when Zomorod and her father go to Sears in Chapter 93?

8. What happens when Mohsen is called back to work?

9. What happens after President Reagan's inaugeration?

10. What do Zomorod and her friends see when they are the deck of the boat taking them to Girl Scout camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflict is usually a struggle between opposing forces. What are some conflicts in the novel? Are the conflicts in the novel mainly man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. self and are they internal or external?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is a literary element that uses words and descriptions to cause readers to have certain feelings or reactions to events. What color would you assign to represent the overall mood of the novel and why?

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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