Reading Comprehension Quiz (Firoozeh Dumas, “The ‘F Word’”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

Firoozeh Dumas, “The ‘F Word’”

Read “The ‘F Word’” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question Why is the title of Dumas’s essay funny?

1. Why is the title of Dumas’s essay funny?

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Question In acknowledging the difficulty of pronouncing her given name, how is Dumas bringing both English language learners and native speakers together?

2. In acknowledging the difficulty of pronouncing her given name, how is Dumas bringing both English language learners and native speakers together?

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Question What does Dumas suggest, indirectly, about the town of Berkeley?

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Question Dumas writes that “My brothers, Farid and Farshid, thought that adding an American name was totally stupid. They later became Fred and Sean.” What can the reader infer by these lines?

4. Dumas writes that “My brothers, Farid and Farshid, thought that adding an American name was totally stupid. They later became Fred and Sean.” What can the reader infer by these lines?

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Question During the Iranian Revolution, Dumas writes that she felt like a fake. Why?

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Question Dumas notes that when she was looking for a job after college, she was initially having difficulty: “After three months of rejections, I added ‘Julie’ to my résumé. Call it coincidence, but the job offers started coming in. Perhaps it’s the same kind of coincidence that keeps African Americans from getting cabs in New York.” What is Dumas subtly hinting at?

6. Dumas notes that when she was looking for a job after college, she was initially having difficulty: “After three months of rejections, I added ‘Julie’ to my résumé. Call it coincidence, but the job offers started coming in. Perhaps it’s the same kind of coincidence that keeps African Americans from getting cabs in New York.” What is Dumas subtly hinting at?

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Question What is the reoccurring metaphor in this essay?

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Question The last sentence of the essay exhibits

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