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

2. Which character tells Sahar she needs to understand that "this isn't a game...something you just try on" (102)?
(a) Goli.
(b) Jamshid.
(c) Behrooz.
(d) Maryam.

3. How old are Nasrin and Sahar in the present?
(a) 21.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 6.

4. What does Sahar notice about the crowd in Restaurant Javan?
(a) They seem solemn.
(b) Many were at Ali's party.
(c) They are all checking out Nasrin.
(d) They are business-men.

5. What does Ali sell for extra money?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Banned CDs and DVDs.
(c) T-Shirts.
(d) Bootleg liquor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sahar ask for aaa gosht for dinner when Baba offers to cook?

2. Where does Sahar go with Nasrin and her mother at the start of Chapter 9?

3. In what way is Sahar more like the type of child Nasrin's parents had hoped for?

4. At the end of Chapter 5, what does Sahar realize she must do if she wants to stop Nasrin's wedding?

5. What does Nasrin hope to become when she is older?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sahar know one of the officers who stops Nasrin after school? Where does he bring them?

2. How do Ali and Nasrin interact when Ali first arrives at Restaurant Javan?

3. What happens when a mother overhears Parveen discussing being transsexual at Max Burger? How does Parveen react?

4. Why does Nasrin's engagement make Sahar feel more concerned about continuing their already dangerous relationship?

5. What has Sahar been carrying with her since she met Daughter in case she sees her again. Why?

6. Who is Dariush? How is he described? How does he feel about Nasrin's engagement?

7. To whom is Nasrin engaged? When did he and Nasrin meet? What do readers learn about him at the dinner party in Chapter 2? How does Nasrin introduce Sahar to her fiancé?

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

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

10. How does Sahar do in school? What are her plans after high school? How does she prepare to reach her goal?

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