Lection Test (Online): With a Little Help from My Friends Close Read: Analyze the Text
Identify the choice that best answers the question.
The following qutestion has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A
Why does the author of "With a Little Help From My Friends" say she was lucky to come to America before
the political upheaval in Iran?
A. Iranians could not easily travel to America after the upheaval.
B. Iranians were mostly distrustful of America after the upheaval.
C.. Iranians did not want to visit America after the upheaval.
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D. Iranians were not always welcomed by Americans after the upheaval.
Part B
Which quotation from the selection best supports the answer to Part A?
A. My father then explained that Iranians are an Indo-European people; we are not Arabia
B. Another neighbor, a kindly old lady who taught me how to take care of indoor plants, asked
whether we had many cats back home. My father, with his uncanny ability to forge friendships,
said, "We don't keep pets in our homes. They are dirty."
C. Even though my mother never attended a Brownie meeting, she knew that the leader, Carrie's
mom, opened up her home to us every week and led us through all kinds of projects.
D. [Our relatives) saw Americans who had bumper stickers on their cars that read "Iranians: Go
Home" or "We Play Cowboys and Iranians."
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