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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baba catch Sahar doing in his room in Chapter 10?

2. What does Ali give to the young girl who picks Sahar up from his party in Chapter 4?

3. Who is Soraya?

4. What excuse does Sahar offer the officers who stop her and Nasrin while walking home from school?

5. Why does Nasrin tell Sahar she cannot live with her when Sahar goes to university?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Parveen bring Sahar at the start of Chapter 8? Why?

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. How are Sahar and Nasrin different physically, academically, and in their future goals?

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

9. How does Sahar learn that Parveen is transsexual?

10. How long ago did Sahar's mother die? How has Baba been since her death? What does Sahar ask her father as he is struggling to cook her dinner in Chapter 10 after not having cooked since his wife died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nasrin is often described as selfish. Why is this important? How does this impact Sahar? Why do you think the author chose to have Sahar fall in love with someone like Nasrin? What does this add or take away from the story?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Farizan's language style and word choice in If You Could Be Mine. What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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