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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Nadereh angry that her husband was a high officer in the shah's army?
(a) Because it has made him proud.
(b) Because now their lives feel impoverished.
(c) Because it has made him cruel to his family.
(d) Because their names are on an Iranian death list.

2. What does the deputy guarding Kathy tell her is likely to happen to Lester?
(a) "They'll rally around him."
(b) "They'll throw him to the hounds."
(c) "They'll see that his sentence is light."
(d) "They'll see that his sentence is suspended."

3. What does Lester pray for while he waits in jail?
(a) His wife's forgiveness.
(b) A way out of all the trouble.
(c) Kathy's safety.
(d) Esmail's recovery.

4. What does Nadereh ask Kathy as soon as the men have left them alone?
(a) Will he kill us all?
(b) Will he take my house?
(c) Will he hurt my son?
(d) Will he hurt my husband?

5. Why doesn't Kathy burn down the house as she had intended?
(a) She is too drunk to take action.
(b) She has changed her mind.
(c) She left the gas can at the gas station.
(d) She falls asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Lester move his head as they drive to the county offices so that Behrani can see to drive?

2. What does Lester do to show the Behrani family that he believes they did not harm Kathy?

3. When does Lester believe he has crossed a border with Behrani?

4. Why does the guard advise Lester not to reveal his occupation?

5. What does Behrani promise to do if they are released from the bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does young Deputy Gleason's expression of gratitude when he encounters Lester on the street make Lester feel worse?

2. When Lester describes his feelings during the drive to the county office, he says it is probably the way felons want to feel all the time. How does he say he feels?

3. Nadereh berates Behrani while he repairs her mother's table, but he lets her insults "pass over like training jets with no ammunition." Why doesn't he respond to her tirade, and what does she finally say that causes him to enter the argument?

4. How does Kathy feel as she goes back into the house to wait for Lester?

5. Why does Kathy go sit in the car to wait for Lester to return? Why doesn't she stay inside the house?

6. Why does Lester feel that his gun has become a "burdensome overreaction in the house?"

7. How do Behrani's feelings change when he finds Kathy in the car in his driveway?

8. When Nadereh told Lester that her husband was "only good," Behrani believed that she had a different meaning than a positive comment on his character. What does Behrani believe Nadereh meant?

9. Why does Kathy feel a sense of unreality while she is in the hospital?

10. Why does Lester conclude that the Behranis have told him the truth about Kathy's situation?

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