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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 color is Art's hair in Part I?

2. What is Art's full name?

3. What year is this novel set in at the start?

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

5. What does Judy like to do when she sews and designs?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Art feel most alive?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the nature of Art's and Stephen's relationship?

7. How do Reza and his stepbrother Saadi get along?

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

9. Why does Reza say he wants to take Judy to dinner alone?

10. What are Art's parents like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why does Nazemian explore the impact of class differences on the lives, prospects, and friendships of Judy, Art, and Reza? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Nazemian describe the split between Art and Judy, and what are some aspects of Art's personality and their friendship that Judy really only begins to face and accept after she finds out about his betrayal with Reza? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Reza's family - especially his mother - adjust to being wealthier once she marries Abbas? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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