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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is among the sites recommended by the second Iranian customs officer Darius encounters?
(a) Masjid-e-Jameh.
(b) Shah Cheragh.
(c) Tower of Winds.
(d) Ruins of Persepolis.

2. The comment that “It always seemed like Farsi was this special thing between Mom and Laleh, like Star Trek was between Dad and me” (21) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Hyperbole.

3. The word “robe” means which of the following, per the novel?
(a) Currant jelly.
(b) Pepper sauce.
(c) Fig jam.
(d) Pomegranate molasses.

4. The word “lavoshak” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Sugar-dusted rosettes.
(b) Fruit leather.
(c) Cotton candy.
(d) Fried almond-filled pastries.

5. What size bed is Darius allotted in his grandparents’ house?
(a) Queen.
(b) King.
(c) Twin.
(d) Full.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Stephen’s partner at the Nowruz Rook game?

2. Which of the following does Darius receive as a Nowruz present from Sohrab?

3. The comment that “for a beautiful, poetic language, it sounded as harsh as Klingon when they fought” (79) offers an example of which of the following?

4. Which of the following is among the names Laleh gives to the goldfish on the Kellner’s Haft-Seen?

5. The word “baleh” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

(see the answer key)

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