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

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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.

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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

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

• True

• False

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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

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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

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