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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 Art's full name?

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

3. What does Reza think about Judy's home?

4. What celebrity do Reza and Judy see on their first date?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Art do at the stock exchange protest?

4. How do Reza and his stepbrother Saadi get along?

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

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

7. Why does Reza steal from Abbas?

8. When does Art feel most alive?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why does Nazemian convey the significance of art and pop culture to Judy, Art, and Stephen? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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