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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 Nasrin tell Sahar outside by her pool when Sahar says Nasrin should marry her instead of Reza?
(a) She would run away with her now if she wanted her to.
(b) Sahar is living a fantasy.
(c) She begs her to help stop the wedding.
(d) She thought she would never ask.

2. Who brings an injured Ali to Sahar and Baba's apartment in Chapter 16?
(a) Farshad.
(b) Mom and Daughter.
(c) Dariush.
(d) Parveen.

3. 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) Maryam.
(b) Behrooz.
(c) Goli.
(d) Jamshid.

4. 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?
(a) Parveen.
(b) Goli.
(c) Maryam.
(d) Katayoun.

5. What does Parveen agree to do when Sahar says she is determined to go through with the surgery?
(a) Bring her to meet her surgeon.
(b) Get her started on hormones.
(c) Let her live with her if her father disowns her.
(d) Help her fake parental permission.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sahar say she could not leave Iran when Ali asks her to move with him?

2. What was Baba able to afford with Ali's money?

3. Where does Nasrin tell Sahar she and Reza will go for their honeymoon?

4. Who does Sahar ask Ali to bring with him when he leaves Iran?

5. Who drives Sahar and Mrs. Medhi to the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Baba take Sahar the day Ali is to leave for Turkey? What happens there?

2. Why does Goli warn Sahar against getting hormones from a dealer as Behrooz tells her she can? What example does she offer?

3. Who brings Sahar to Nasrin and Reza's engagement party? Why?

4. Where does Ali plan to move in Chapter 17? Why will Sahar not go with him? What does Ali say to her refusal?

5. What does Ali tell Sahar about how Nasrin might see her if she were to go through with reassignment surgery?

6. What do Mrs. Medhi and Sahar discuss on the ride to Nasrin's wedding?

7. Who is Katayoun? What story does she share at Goli's, which she worries makes her seem loose?

8. What does Baba offer to do for Sahar when she has been depressed after her surgeon's visit? How does Sahar react to this suggestion? What conversation follows?

9. Why does Sahar ask Ali to bring Nastaran to Turkey with him?

10. How does Parveen get rid of Reza in the doctor's office?

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