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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. Who is Reza's sister?

2. What is Judy's last name?

3. Who is Reza's step-brother?

4. What does the woman from the women's health coalition tell the ACT UP protestors?

5. What color is Art's hair in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What makes Judy uneasy about her relationship with Reza?

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

9. When does Art feel most alive?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Nazemian chooses to write this novel from different characters' perspectives, and how does this perspective-changing affect the reader's experience of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Nazemian explain Reza's choice to pretend to be romantically interested in Judy, and what does this choice reveal about Reza's character? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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