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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. Where does Sahar ask Parveen to meet her at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Starbucks.
(b) Kentucky Fried Chicken.
(c) Taco Bell.
(d) Max Burger.

2. What does Nasrin ask Sahar just before leaving her room at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Why she is not a man.
(b) Why she will not run away with her.
(c) Why her father is so annoying.
(d) Why she is so cute.

3. 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 mother has been sick.
(c) She tells them Nasrin's father recently died.
(d) She tells them Nasrin is not from Iran.

4. What is different about Daughter when she and Mom pick Sahar and Nasrin up at Restaurant Javan?
(a) She has a new ring.
(b) She will not speak to Sahar.
(c) Her hair has been dyed.
(d) She has a black eye.

5. What did 6-year-old Sahar enjoy doing more than playing with dolls?
(a) Being alone.
(b) Playing football.
(c) Playing video games.
(d) Reading books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nasrin have on that Sahar has never seen when Sahar goes to meet her at school at the start of Chapter 7?

2. How long before the narrative began did Sahar and Nasrin first kiss?

3. What does Ali give to Sahar, which makes her realize he knows she is gay?

4. How old are Nasrin and Sahar in the present?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. How are Sahar and Nasrin's homes different? What are their homes like? With whom do they live?

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

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

7. Why are Nasrin and Sahar worried about what happened if someone finds out they are lovers? What happened to two boys in Mashad?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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