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1. What does Reza do in an act of desperation in Part I shortly after moving to New York?

Shortly after moving to New York in Part I, Reza rips his own braces off his teeth in an act of desperation.

2. What does Reza think about how his mother acts around her new husband Abbas?

Reza thinks his mother tries to hide the more unsavory parts of their family and life around her new husband Abbas.

3. How do Reza and his stepbrother Saadi get along?

Reza and his stepbrother Saadi get along tensely; Reza thinks Saadi is a bit of a bully, and he can be very rude and arrogant to Reza.

4. What does Reza conclude about himself by the end of his first section in Part I?

By the end of Reza's first narrated section in Part I, he knows he is a gay, and he feels he can never even really admit this to himself. He certainly cannot admit it to his family.

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