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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 celebrity does Stephen think helped the gay movement as he knows it?
2. What does Saadi tell his family about Art before Art comes to study?
3. What does Art love to do, and seem to have a talent for?
4. What is Art's full name?
5. Who does Judy take care to be extra nice to at the restaurant?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Reza say he wants to take Judy to dinner alone?
2. Why does Reza like Madonna so much?
3. What happens between Art and Reza that makes things awkward between them?
4. What happens when two obviously gay men come into the restaurant where Judy is eating with Reza's family?
5. How do Reza and his stepbrother Saadi get along?
6. Why does Reza come to the stock exchange protest?
7. When does Art feel most alive?
8. What does Reza think about how his mother acts around her new husband Abbas?
9. What is the class difference between Art and Judy?
10. What does Reza really like about Judy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Nazemian chose to close the novel with the specific scene he chooses from 2016? What message do you think this choice sends to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Nazemian set the tone for the novel in the beginning of this book in establishing the nature and significance of Judy's and Art's friendship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Nazemian chooses to describe Stephen's suffering and the nature of his death in fairly graphic details and terms? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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