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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. Who come to Sahar's to take her to Ali's party?

2. What do Nasrin and her mother constantly argue about in Chapter 9?

3. What does an officer stop Nasrin and her friends as they walk home from school in Chapter 7?

4. What does Ali tell Sahar about Parveen at his party in Chapter 4?

5. What does Sahar feel sure Mrs. Medhi knows in the dress shop at the end of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Chapter 3 opens two weeks after Nasrin's dinner party. How has Sahara felt or behaved since that night?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. How does Sahar learn that Parveen is transsexual?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the author of If You Could Be Mine. Who is she? What else has she written? How is If You Could Be Mine similar or different from her previous works?

Essay Topic 2

Sahar's mother sacrificed her family fortune to marry a man she loved. Sahar is willing to make an enormous sacrifice and undergo sex reassignment surgery for Nasrin. Write an essay about the theme of sacrifice in If You Could Be Mine.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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