View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time frame is Part IV mostly set in?

2. How does Reza describe Art to Art himself?

3. Where do Reza and Mina go to collect Tara from her flight?

4. Who is Tara's new boyfriend?

5. Why is Art mad at Judy about his new club in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Art say to Judy just before she goes into her apartment after their fight?

2. What secret does Tara tell Reza about herself and the past few months?

3. What does Tara tell Reza about his being gay?

4. In Part IV, how does Judy explain her friendship with Annabel?

5. Why is Reza especially upset Tara is about to tell their mother she has dropped out of college?

6. What special birthday gift does Stephen give Art when Art is a freshman in high school?

7. What does Stephen want to do with Judy's family before he dies?

8. What does Judy tell Art when he tries to apologize about Reza?

9. How does Tara help Reza through telling Mina he is gay?

10. Why does Reza come to the cathedral protest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does Reza's mother's cultural background in Iran affect her reaction to his coming out to her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Nazemian explain Reza's choice to pretend to be romantically interested in Judy, and what does this choice reveal about Reza's character? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 573 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample