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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The term “noon-e sangak” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Day-old flatbread.
(b) Stone-baked flatbread.
(c) Deep-fried flatbread.
(d) Oven-baked flatbread.

3. The comment that “Like Frodo when he wore the One Ring, I had slipped back into the Twilight world” (248) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Kenning.
(d) Metaphor.

4. 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”?
(a) Shirin and Jamsheed.
(b) Stephen and Fariba.
(c) Shirin and Laleh.
(d) Jamsheed and Laleh.

5. What cause of death is given for Sohrab’s father?
(a) Bludgeoned.
(b) Shot.
(c) Hanged.
(d) Stabbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is noted as a source for the fire in the Atashkadeh?

2. The term “baad gir” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

3. What size shoe does Darius wear?

4. Which of the following trees lines the walkways of the public garden in Yazd Darius visits with Sohrab and his family?

5. Which of the following is Stephen’s favorite place to kiss Shirin when others are present?

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