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

2. What does Darius report is his psychiatrist’s saying about depression?
(a) It is his own fault.
(b) It is chronic and unending.
(c) It is anger turned inwards.
(d) It is anger turned outwards.

3. What celebration typically marks Sizdeh Bedar, per the novel?
(a) A bonfire.
(b) A formal ball.
(c) A picnic.
(d) An informal dance.

4. How old is Darius’s cousin Parviz?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 23.

5. What color is the bedspread Darius is allotted in his grandparents’ house?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a comment that “the park near the Jameh Mosque […] was becoming our spot” (235), the “our” refers to Darius and which of the following?

2. What kind of camera does Jamsheed use?

3. Under which of the following does the car that takes Darius from the Tehran airport to his grandparents’ house park upon arrival?

4. Which of the following ends up as one of Sohrab and Darius’s teammates?

5. Which of the following does Darius call “one of the most common place-names in Iran” (240)?

(see the answer key)

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