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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 Mrs. Medhi happy when she comes home to find Sahar and Dariush drinking tea?
(a) Dariush finally stopped playing his guitar.
(b) She was dying for tea.
(c) She always wanted them to marry.
(d) Dariush is drinking tea the Persian way, not the European way like he used to.

2. How old is Reza?
(a) Early 40s.
(b) Late 20s.
(c) Late 30s.
(d) Early 30s.

3. What excuse does Sahar make for what she was doing in Baba's room in Chapter 10?
(a) She has not slept in days.
(b) She needed money for groceries.
(c) She had to watch the DVD for school.
(d) She is dressing like a man for one of Nasrin's music videos.

4. Why will Sahar not be able to walk to Ali's party on her own?
(a) Women need an escort.
(b) She is afraid of the dark.
(c) Baba will not let her.
(d) She does not know the way.

5. Who does Parveen tell Sahar she owes her life to in Chapter 6?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) A surgeon.
(d) Ali.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first greets Sahar and Parveen when they arrive at the meeting in Chapter 8?

2. What did Sahar's mother die from?

3. How does Parveen describe the way she felt since she was very young?

4. Where does Sahar ask Parveen to meet her at the start of Chapter 6?

5. What does Sahar plan to study at Tehran University?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is sex reassignment surgery considered legal and government subsidized in Iran? Why do some gay people get this surgery?

2. Describe Maryam. How does she interact with those in her group? What do you think the purpose of this character is?

3. What excuse does Sahar give to Mrs. Medhi in Chapter 5 when she asks Sahar why she has not visited lately?

4. What do Sahar and Parveen eat at a restaurant which always makes Sahar feel American? What does she hear about Americans?

5. Who are Mom and Daughter? What happens when they drive home?

6. Who picks Sahar up for Ali's party? What is Sahar's first impression of her?

7. At what moment does Sahar loosen up at Ali's party? Who helps her?

8. What does Sahar's father catch her doing in his room when he is gone? What excuse does she give to him? What does he say about how she looks?

9. What does Ali give Sahar that makes her realize he knows she is gay? How does she react?

10. Who is Ali? What does he say when he visits Sahar in Chapter 3? What does he invite her to in an attempt to cheer her up?

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