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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 Saadi say to Judy about Reza that makes her doubt Reza's feelings for her?

2. Who does Mina tell Reza her first crush was?

3. Who was Jimmy's partner before he died?

4. What does Judy like about Reza at first sight?

5. What color is Art's hair in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Stephen, Judy, and Art bond over?

2. Why does Reza say he wants to take Judy to dinner alone?

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

4. What makes Judy uneasy about her relationship with Reza?

5. What recent enormous loss is Stephen suffering from?

6. Why does Reza come to the stock exchange protest?

7. Why does Reza get made fun of in school?

8. Why does Reza steal from Abbas?

9. What happens between Art and Reza that makes things awkward between them?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Madonna mean to the gay community, as Nazemian describes her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Reza's reaction the first time he meets Stephen highlight and explain some of the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS in 1989 in America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Nazemian chooses to write this novel from different characters' perspectives, and how does this perspective-changing affect the reader's experience of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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