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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 is the most promising drug for treating AIDS in Part 1?

2. What does Art love to do, and seem to have a talent for?

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

4. Who does Art see in the deli?

5. Where has Reza recently moved with his family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Reza steal from Abbas?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Reza's mother's cultural background in Iran affect her reaction to his coming out to her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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