1. The term “Faravahar” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Hanged man.
(b) Standing man.
(c) Winged man.
(d) Seated man.

2. Which of the following spices does Fariba use in her chelo kabob?
(a) Star anise.
(b) Fennel.
(c) Turmeric.
(d) Celery seed.

3. What color is outside of the baad gir in Yazd?
(a) Black.
(b) Khanki.
(c) Grey.
(d) White.

4. Which of the following does Darius receive as a Nowruz present from his uncles?
(a) Money.
(b) A jersey.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A button-up shirt.

5. Per Darius, in which season of Star Trek: The Next Generation is “Captain’s Holiday?”
(a) Fifth.
(b) Second.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that Darius “didn’t know how he did it. How he adapted himself to get along with all the Bahrami men, like a chameleon” (188) offers an example of which of the following?

2. In what city does Soheil live?

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

4. What is faludeh, per the novel?

5. How many daughters does Jamsheed have?

(see the answer key)

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