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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. In Chapter 71, what teacher asks Zomorod if she would like to do a report about current events in Iran?

2. What type of dog does Skip have?

3. What does Zomorod tell Carolyn is probably the only snack they can have in Chapter 72?

4. Whose pond does Zomorod say in Chapter 100 that she actually threw a paper into?

5. In Chapter 55, how long does Nastaran tell Zomorod that her father had to wait in line for gas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after President Reagan's inaugeration?

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

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

4. What happens then a plumber comes to fix a leak at the Yousefzadeh's condo?

5. Why does Zomorod think that seventh grade is going to be a great year?

6. What happens when President Carter sends a secret rescue mission to rescue the hostages?

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

8. What does Zomorod say about Iranian coming to America in Chapter 70?

9. Why is there a party in Chapter 125?

10. What experience does Mohsen have as a petroleum engineer?

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

Life is very different in Iran than in America. What is different between Iran and America? What freedoms are available in America? How is freedom limited in Iran? What are the differences in government and social classes between Iran and America?

Essay Topic 3

Conflict is usually a struggle between opposing forces. What are some conflicts in the novel? Are the conflicts in the novel mainly man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. self and are they internal or external?

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