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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is this novel set in at the start?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1969.

2. What kind of books does Judy's mother's book club always read?
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) Self-help.
(c) Mystery.
(d) History.

3. What disease is Stephen suffering from?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Ricaard's Syndrome.
(c) Multiple Sclerosis.
(d) Huntington's.

4. Where has Reza recently moved with his family?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Utah.
(d) New York City.

5. How do Art and Reza travel to Stephen's apartment together?
(a) They drive.
(b) Cab.
(c) Elevated train.
(d) Subway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Saadi tell his family about Art before Art comes to study?

2. What movie does Art not like as much the second time he sees it?

3. What does Art do at the church in Part II?

4. What celebrity do Reza and Judy see on their first date?

5. What does Art buy for Reza in Part II that embarasses them both?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reza like about Judy's house and parents?

2. Why does Stephen want to name Judy "Judy"?

3. When does Art feel most alive?

4. How does Art realize he feels about Reza in Part II?

5. Why does Reza like Madonna so much?

6. What does Reza conclude about himself by the end of his first section in Part I?

7. What does Reza do in an act of desperation in Part I shortly after moving to New York?

8. What are Art's parents like?

9. Why does Reza come to the stock exchange protest?

10. Why does Reza steal from Abbas?

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