3. What does Nasrin ask when she first sees Sahar after Reza brought her to their home in Chapter 20?
(a) If she misses her.
(b) What she is doing there.
(c) If she can tell she has been crying.
(d) Why she did not move with Ali.

4. Why do Sahar and Katayoun begin to fight at Restaurant Javan?
(a) Katayoun condemns gay people as perverts.
(b) Sahar tells Katayoun she does not look like a woman.
(c) Katayoun tells Sahar she thinks she is making a mistake.
(d) Katayoun wants money from Sahar.

5. What does Parveen do when Dr. Hosseini tells Sahar how excruciating the surgery is?
(a) She vomits.
(b) She tells Sahar he is exaggerating.
(c) She leaves the room.
(d) She cries.

6. Which character transitioned after their brother learned they were gay and threatened to inform the police unless they transitioned?
(a) Jamshid.
(b) Maryam.
(c) Behrooz.
(d) Goli.

7. With whom does Ali stay after he was badly beaten?
(a) Goli.
(b) Sahar and Baba.
(c) Parveen.
(d) Farshad.

8. Who asked Dariush to get married?
(a) Parveen.
(b) Soraya.
(c) Sahar.
(d) Sima.

9. Why does Nasrin say Sima and Dariush could never be married?
(a) Sima was too ambitious for Dariush.
(b) Dariush was too handsome for Sima.
(c) They were not of the same class.
(d) Sima would quickly become bored with her brother.

10. What does Nasrin say to Sahar regarding her being at the surgery center?
(a) She thinks what she planned to do was repulsive.
(b) She wishes she had been there.
(c) She wishes she could have had the surgery sooner.
(d) She never thought she was seriously considering transitioning.

11. What does Mrs. Medhi ask Sahar as they drive to Nasrin's wedding?
(a) If she likes Reza.
(b) If she is happy for Nasrin.
(c) If she understands her relationship with Nasrin is over now.
(d) If she thinks Nasrin will have children soon.

12. What do the bride and groom dip their pinky finger in during their wedding ceremony?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Cake.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Honey.

13. Where does Ali plan to move once he heals?
(a) India.
(b) The United States.
(c) England.
(d) Turkey.

14. What does Mrs. Medhi commission Baba to build for Nasrin and Reza?
(a) A bed.
(b) A dining room set.
(c) A dresser.
(d) A house.

15. What does Behrooz tell Sahar she must do in order to begin taking hormones?
(a) Find a dealer.
(b) See a doctor.
(c) Apply for the government subsidy.
(d) Tell her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character speaks of how being checked out by a man makes her feel good because she is now seen as a woman at the meeting in Goli's in Chapter 12?

2. What does Sahar ask Nasrin at the end of Chapter 14 when they are in her apartment having tea?

3. Where does Daughter say she picked Ali up in Chapter 16?

4. What does Maryam say when Katayoun says she wonders if it would be better if she were dead?

5. What does Ali tell Sahar will happen if she transitions?

(see the answer keys)

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