How does the author of "With a Little Help From My Friends" feel toward America?

• She is fond of America.

• She is fearful of America.

• She is envious of America.

• She is resentful of America.

As explained in "With a Little Help From My Friends," why did the author's father always try to tell his American neighbors about petroleum?

• He thought Americans envied Iran's petroleum resources since America had so little.

• He worked for an international petroleum company and liked talking about his work.

• He knew they were fascinated by the story of how Iran's petroleum industry developed.

• He wanted them to know that Iran was a modern country with a successful petroleum industry.

In "With a Little Help From My Friends," what did the author's mother do just before her family returned to Iran?

• She gave gifts to all her American acquaintances.

• She baked cupcakes for the author's class at school.

• She sold the gifts from her American friends at a garage sale.

• She tried to educate her American neighbors about Iran's geography.

In "With a Little Help From My Friends," how did the Dumas family respond to the realization that most Americans thought Iran was the country they had seen in the movie Lawrence of Arabia?

• They asked their neighbors to explain what happens in the movie.

• They explained that Iranians were an Indo-European people, not Arabs.

• They congratulated their friends for seeing a movie about a great Iranian.

• They complained that the movie inaccurately presented them as a rural people.

What is most likely one of the author's main reasons for writing "With a Little Help From My Friends"?

• to show how ordinary Americans and Iranians have always tried to get along

• to show how ordinary Americans and Iranians have always distrusted one another

• to show how the relationship between ordinary Americans and Iranians has changed

• to show how mutual respect continues to exist between ordinary Americans and Iranians

To which of the following would a person most likely prefer to be in proximity?

• a tornado

• a street

• a friend

• a skunk

What is the most likely meaning of correspondents as it is used in the following sentence? When the senator entered the press conference, the correspondents asked their questions all at once, trying to make themselves heard.

• participants in some newsworthy event

• private citizens seeking news about a tragedy

• politicians running for election to a public office

• journalists who report on events for a news agency

When would a person most likely need an interpreter?

• when visiting a country where the person does not speak the language

• when introducing two people from different towns who have never met before

• when enrolling at a school where the person does not know any of the students

• when beginning a new job where the person does not know what is expected of him or her

Which of these sentences from "With a Little Help From My Friends" contains a metaphor?

• My life became one long-running Oprah show, minus the free luxury accommodations in Chicago, and Oprah.

• Any unsuspecting American who asked my father a question received, as a bonus, a lecture on the successful history of the petroleum industry in Iran.

• I tried my best to be a worthy representative of my homeland, but, like a Hollywood celebrity relentlessly pursued by paparazzi, I sometimes got tired of the questions.

• Often kids tried to be funny by chanting, "I ran to I-ran, I ran to I-ran."

Which of these sentences from "With a Little Help From My Friends" contains a simile?

• Having exhausted our geographical clues, we would say, "You've heard of India, Japan, or China? We're on the same continent."

• Perhaps it's like driving a Yugo and realizing that the eighteen-wheeler can't see you.

• This avalanche of kindness did not make our impending departure any easier.

• I knew no one would ever take us up on our offer, because Iran was off the radar screen for most people.