With this move, Zomorod had decided to use an American name, Cindy, to avoid the situations in which other people cannot figure out how to pronounce her name. Her mother is a housewife who has learned only a few words of English and who depends on Zomorod to translate for her in every social situation. Her father is an engineer working in the petroleum industry. This time, they are moving to Newport Beach, California. She has moved several times already, including a move from Iran to California and back. Zomorod hates the fact that they are moving. For the sake of clarity, Zomorod is the only name used for Zomorod's character throughout this guide.Īs the novel opens, Zomorod Yousefzadeh is about to make another move with her family. However, a new girl who is actually named Cindy moves next door to Zomorod. Note: Zomorod sometimes refers to herself as "Cindy" because her name is hard to pronounce for some people.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, New York, New York, 2016. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Dumas, Firoozeh, It Ain't so Awful, Falafal.
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