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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 is Rachel's costume for Halloween in Chapter 60?

2. When do Iranian students storm the U.S. embassy in Iran and take American hostages?

3. What is the name of the local free paper in Newport Beach?

4. When did the British find oil in southwest Iran?

5. What month is it in Chapter 125?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is there a party in Chapter 125?

2. Why do Iranian students storm the U.S. embassy in Iran and take American hostages?

3. What happens when Zomorod and her father go to Sears in Chapter 93?

4. Why does Skip cover over to speak with Mohsen in Chapter 124?

5. What does Zomorod do to Mrs. Linden?

6. What do the kidnappers want in Chapter 116?

7. How do Carolyn and Zomorod figure out who left the dead hamster on the Yousefzadeh's front step?

8. What does Skip say about a falafel and their origin?

9. What happens when Mohsen is called back to work?

10. What do Zomorod and David talk about trying and success in Chapter 114?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device that authors use to describe something using the five senses. How does the author use imagery in the novel? What senses does the author appeal to most, which the least, and are references to some senses made very little or not at all?

Essay Topic 2

Nastaran struggles to adjust to life in America. Does Nastaran learn English? Why does she want to go home? Why is she lonely and does that affect her adjustment to life in America?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is a literary element that uses words and descriptions to cause readers to have certain feelings or reactions to events. What color would you assign to represent the overall mood of the novel and why?

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