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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. Where was Reza born?

2. What movie do Art and Stephen watch while Judy is on a date with Reza?

3. Where does Judy take Reza on their first date?

4. Who does Art see at the stock exchange protest?

5. What is Judy's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Stephen, Judy, and Art bond over?

2. What does Reza really like about Judy?

3. What is the class difference between Art and Judy?

4. What happens when two obviously gay men come into the restaurant where Judy is eating with Reza's family?

5. What does Saadi make fun of Judy for at dinner in Part II?

6. Why does Reza get made fun of in school?

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

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

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

10. What does Art do at the stock exchange protest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which relationships between characters are the most resilient in this novel, and which do not stand the strains and tests of time? How do you know? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the word "fag" as Nazemian uses it in different contexts throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Nazemian describe Reza's conflicted feelings about Art in the beginning of the novel? What does Reza's conflict reveal about the stigma of being gay in this time frame and place? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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