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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 Art leave in Reza's room?

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

3. What is Judy's last name?

4. What movie do Art and Stephen watch while Judy is on a date with Reza?

5. Who is Reza's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What recent enormous loss is Stephen suffering from?

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

5. When does Art feel most alive?

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

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

8. What does Reza really like about Judy?

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

10. What are Art's parents like?

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

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 Nazemian describe the split between Art and Judy, and what are some aspects of Art's personality and their friendship that Judy really only begins to face and accept after she finds out about his betrayal with Reza? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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