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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 game does Judy play at the party?

2. What music does Judy have on when she tries to seduce Reza?

3. What does Stephen do when he hears what has happened between Judy and Reza?

4. What does Judy say is a big difference between her and Art?

5. What brought Stephen to the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tara help Reza through telling Mina he is gay?

2. What secret does Tara tell Reza about herself and the past few months?

3. What does Judy tell Art when he tries to apologize about Reza?

4. What does Darryl say to Reza in Part IV about being gay in Iran?

5. Why is Reza especially upset Tara is about to tell their mother she has dropped out of college?

6. What does Art say to Judy just before she goes into her apartment after their fight?

7. How does Tara act when she first meets Abbas?

8. What does Tara tell Reza about his being gay?

9. What happens when Art tries to start an ACT UP chapter in school?

10. Why does Reza come to the cathedral protest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nazemian handle the topics of burgeoning sexuality and the thrill, fear, and awkwardness of first sexual experiences throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Nazemian describe the impact of not only Reza's father's death, but of Reza's very fraught relationship with his father? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Nazemian chooses to write this novel from different characters' perspectives, and how does this perspective-changing affect the reader's experience of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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