Funny in Farsi

What is the best definition for point of view?

• Point of view is the dialogue characters use in a story

• Point of view is the behavior of the narrator. This behavior is what shows us how the narrator feels

• Point of view is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story, poem, or essay

• Point of view is how the reader feels when reading a story

When Firoozeh, the narrator in Funny in Farsi, attends school for the first time in America, how does she feel and why?

• She feels angry at the fact that her mom decided to go to her

• She's embarrassed because she realizes how different she is as other students stare at her and her mother.

• She thinks it's fun at school. This is where she developed her sense of humor.

• She feels indifferent to being at school. It didn't matter what others thought or that her mom went to school with her.

What does Firoozeh's mom being unable to find Iran on the map infer about her culture?

• Women are often expected to marry and bear children at the expense of getting an education.

• The Iranian culture allows women to choose whether or not they want to be educated women.

• The only job available for Iranian women is midwifery

• The Iranian's do not use maps

True of false: Firoozeh's father experiences the same difficulties as her mother when they arrive in America.

• True

• False

Why do you think Firoozeh Dumas found it important to tell her story in the memoir, Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America?

• Firoozeh Dumas always dreamed of being a New York Times best seller

• Firoozeh Dumas wanted to share her personal story from her own point of view

• Firoozeh Dumas received an excellent book deal and began to write her memoir

• Firoozeh Dumas wanted to speak on behalf of all Iranians

What is a memoir?

• A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.

• An account of someone's life written by someone else

• A book of resources

• An account of a person's life written by a family member