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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What issue does Katayoun tell the group she has been having since her transition?
(a) Focusing on her studies.
(b) Making friends.
(c) Finding work.
(d) Dealing with her family.

2. Why are Sahar and Nasrin not afraid to hold hands when Sahar meets Nasrin at her school in Chapter 7?
(a) It is customary for people of the same gender to hold hands.
(b) Nasrin's friends all know about she and Sahar.
(c) They have decided to be open about their relationship.
(d) Nobody else is around.

3. What does Ali say about Sahar when he introduces her to his friends?
(a) She is his favorite cousin.
(b) She is his boring cousin.
(c) She is gay like the rest of them.
(d) She is the guest of honor.

4. What would Nasrin do to Sahar if she did not want to play dolls with her?
(a) Slap her face.
(b) Tell on her.
(c) Pull her hair.
(d) Ignore her.

5. What does Goli tell the group Sahar has, just like the rest of them?
(a) Homosexual urges.
(b) The same illness.
(c) Depression.
(d) An interest in medicine.

6. What excuse does Sahar offer the officers who stop her and Nasrin while walking home from school?
(a) She tells them Nasrin's family is poor and she cannot afford new clothes.
(b) She tells them Nasrin's father recently died.
(c) She tells them Nasrin's mother has been sick.
(d) She tells them Nasrin is not from Iran.

7. In what American city does Nasrin's aunt and uncle live?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Providence.

8. Who come to Sahar's to take her to Ali's party?
(a) Nasrin.
(b) Parveen.
(c) Dariush.
(d) Ali.

9. What does the reader learn about Ali in Chapter 1?
(a) He is very religious and he disapproves of Sahar.
(b) He is poor and he wants to marry Nasrin.
(c) He attends university and he is gay.
(d) He quit school and is a drug addict.

10. What does Ali give to the young girl who picks Sahar up from his party in Chapter 4?
(a) A vodka drink.
(b) A Britney Spears CD.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A Backstreet Boys concert DVD.

11. What is Reza's occupation?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Restauranteur.

12. What lie did Sahar tell her father when she was really meeting Parveen at the meeting?
(a) She was meeting her study group.
(b) She was going out with Ali.
(c) She was going to see Nasrin.
(d) She was going to the movies.

13. Who is the author of If You Could Be Mine?
(a) Soraya Farizia.
(b) Sahar Farzine.
(c) Sara Farizan.
(d) Sara Nasrin.

14. Which of Parveen body parts looks masculine to Sahar?
(a) Her nose.
(b) Her shoulders.
(c) Her ears.
(d) Her hands.

15. What does an officer stop Nasrin and her friends as they walk home from school in Chapter 7?
(a) Nasrin and Sahar are holding hands.
(b) The group does not have a male chaperone.
(c) There are men walking with them.
(d) Nasrin's elbows are exposed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two members of the group are models for a successful transitions?

2. What does Ali tell Sahar about Parveen at his party in Chapter 4?

3. Why do women take off their head scarfs in the store in Chapter 9?

4. What did 6-year-old Sahar enjoy doing more than playing with dolls?

5. What is different about Daughter when she and Mom pick Sahar and Nasrin up at Restaurant Javan?

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