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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the origin of the tea Darius gives Fariba?
(a) Teesta Valley.
(b) Namring.
(c) Giele.
(d) Pumong.

2. The term “khiar” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Squash.
(b) Melon.
(c) Cucumber.
(d) Zucchini.

3. On which of the following does Part Three begin?
(a) Nowruz.
(b) Chaharshanbeh Suri.
(c) Sizdah Bedar.
(d) Yawm-e-Ali.

4. The phrase “pedar sag” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Your mother is a dog.
(b) Your father is a dog.
(c) Your father smells of elderberries.
(d) Your mother is ugly.

5. Which of the following trees lines the walkways of the public garden in Yazd Darius visits with Sohrab and his family?
(a) Fir.
(b) Oak.
(c) Palm.
(d) Walnut.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years prior to the events of the novel was Sohrab’s father transferred to a prison in Tehran?

2. In the comment that “for a beautiful, poetic language, it sounded as harsh as Klingon when they fought” (79), which of the following is the antecedent to the pronoun “they”?

3. What celebration typically marks Sizdeh Bedar, per the novel?

4. How old is Darius’s cousin Parviz?

5. To what prison was Sohrab’s father transferred?

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