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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 step-father?

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

3. What does Reza do to Abbas in Part II?

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

5. What does Saadi tell his family about Art before Art comes to study?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Reza like Madonna so much?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Madonna mean to the gay community, as Nazemian describes her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the word "fag" as Nazemian uses it in different contexts throughout the novel? 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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