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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Tehran Calling” Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Sarah at the beginning of “Tehran Calling”?
(a) A taxicab.
(b) A train.
(c) An Uber.
(d) An airplane.

2. What is the group Big Sister brings Mayako to doing in order to create fire lanes?
(a) Laying concrete.
(b) Digging up concrete.
(c) Blowing up houses.
(d) Demolishing buildings.

3. What was the purpose of Parvin’s radio show in America?
(a) To play music from Iran.
(b) To campaign for women’s rights in Iran.
(c) To talk about the benefits of Islam.
(d) To speak against women’s rights.

4. What does Henry’s doctor tell him he will likely develop if he does not have it already?
(a) An ulcer.
(b) A cold.
(c) Colorectal cancer.
(d) Hemorrhoids.

5. Jamie’s mother says people always ask if she is okay, but never ask her what?
(a) If she is in pain.
(b) If she wants to eat.
(c) If she wants to move.
(d) If she is happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Elise play?

2. What does Jamie’s mother do to the seagull after Jamie is unable to kill it?

3. Who does Henry go to see before his lunch with Elise?

4. What is the name of the boy people assume is Alison’s boyfriend?

5. What do some of Nam’s friends suggest he write because it is “hot” (9)?

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