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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of flower does Baba buy for them to put on his wife's grave at the cemetery?
(a) Pink carnation.
(b) Red rose.
(c) Orange magnolia.
(d) White lily.

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

3. What does Nasrin tell Sahar, which she has not yet told Reza?
(a) She is dying.
(b) She is moving to India.
(c) She is going to ask for a divorce.
(d) She is pregnant.

4. What did Farshad have Ali arrested for?
(a) Adultery.
(b) Drug possession.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) Prostitution.

5. Who was with Sahar and her father when her mother was dying?
(a) Soraya.
(b) Ali.
(c) Ali's father.
(d) The Medhis.

6. What does Sima give Sahar advice about at Nasrin and Reza's party in Chapter 11?
(a) University exams.
(b) Dealing with Nasrin's marriage.
(c) Makeup.
(d) Dating.

7. Who tells Sahar she can get her hormones if she really wants them?
(a) Parveen.
(b) Katayoun.
(c) Maryam.
(d) Jamshid.

8. 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) Why she did not move with Ali.
(c) If she can tell she has been crying.
(d) What she is doing there.

9. Who tells Sahar that she has no idea what is in store for her at the end fo Chapter 12 in Goli's apartment?
(a) Jamshid.
(b) Maryam.
(c) Behrooz.
(d) Goli.

10. What do the bride and groom sit in front of during the traditional wedding ceremony?
(a) A statue.
(b) An alter.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A feast.

11. What does Sahar grind during the wedding ceremony in Chapter 1?
(a) A rock of salt.
(b) Her teeth.
(c) A sugar cube.
(d) A peppermill.

12. Who is crying in the apartment with Ali when Baba and Sahar return from the cemetery in Chapter 18?
(a) Nasrin.
(b) Farshad.
(c) Nasser.
(d) Parveen.

13. What does Ali make Sahar do when he learns Katayoun brought her hormones?
(a) Leave him alone to chat with Katayoun.
(b) Call Nasrin and tell her what her plan is.
(c) Give them back to Katayoun.
(d) Call her father and tell him.

14. Who does Mrs. Medhi tell Sahar she is just like when they arrive at Nasrin's grandfather's villa for the wedding?
(a) Her father.
(b) Nasrin.
(c) Dariush.
(d) Her mother.

15. What does Sahar begin to think of Reza after he cares for Ali and refuses to take his money?
(a) He is dumb not to take money for his work.
(b) He must be hiding something.
(c) He is too good for Nasrin.
(d) He is not a very good doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sahar recognize speaking with the doctor in the surgical center?

2. What does Baba say when Sahar says she is considering moving with Ali?

3. Who does Parveen have a crush on at the end of the novel?

4. What gift does Nasrin's father give the bride and groom after the ceremony?

5. Who does Katayoun tell Sahar helped pay for the hormones she brings her to Restaurant Javan in Chapter 13?

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