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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. In Chapter 3, when does Shirin remember that Navid was threatened with expulsion from school?
2. In Chapter 10, what reason does Shirin give Ocean for not going back online over the weekend?
3. When did Navid sign up the breakdancing club to perform in Chapter 14?
4. In Chapter 1, how many high schools has Shirin attended in the last two years?
5. What body part does Shirin cut out of the cat she and Ocean are working on in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 5, where does Shirin get the jeans she is wearing, and how has she altered them?
2. Why does Shirin wear a headscarf?
3. When does Shirin remember someone calling her beautiful in an off-hand way?
4. What is Shirin working on for the breakdancing crew when someone comes and watches?
5. Where does Shirin meet another middle-eastern student at school, and what is he like?
6. How do Shirin's parents have double standards when it comes to Shirin and Navid?
7. How do Shirin's parents respond if she compalins about people being mean to her at school or her struggles at school?
8. In Chapter 6, what notes and comments does Shirin still get at school?
9. In Chapter 9, why does Shirin walk out of Global Perspectives?
10. How does Shirin feel when she is with Ocean in Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
People think Shirin is intimidating. Why do people find Shirin to be intimidating? How does Shirin feel about being seen as intimidating?
Essay Topic 2
Shirin realizes that she can "no longer distinguish people from monsters" (110). Why is it difficult for Shirin to distinguish people from monsters? Why does she think she might be a bigot because of that realization?
Essay Topic 3
Shirin admires her mother. What type of relationship does Shirin have with her mother? Why does she admire her mother?
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