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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 does Judy like to do when she sews and designs?

2. What does Stephen sometimes say about himself that makes Art uncomfortable?

3. Why does Judy recoil from how her mother talks to others about Stephen?

4. Who is Judy's uncle?

5. Who does Reza think is attractive in his yearbook?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reza think about how his mother acts around her new husband Abbas?

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

3. When does Art feel most alive?

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

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

6. Why does Reza like Madonna so much?

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

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

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

10. What happens between Art and Reza that makes things awkward between them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Early in the novel, how does Nazemian describe Judy's conflicts with her parents, and how does her relationship with her mother change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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