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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment that “Her voice was getting whinier by the second, the pitch rising higher and higher like a teakettle on the cusp of whistling” (58) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Kenning.
(d) Simile.

2. What book does Darius bring to read on the trip to Iran?
(a) Lord of the Rings.
(b) The Silmarillion.
(c) The Hobbit.
(d) Unfinished Tales.

3. Which of the following is among the names Laleh gives to the goldfish on the Kellner’s Haft-Seen?
(a) Queequeg.
(b) Ishmael.
(c) Ahab.
(d) Starbuck.

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

5. Where does Darius work?
(a) Rose City Teas.
(b) Tea Haven.
(c) Safeway.
(d) A take-it-and-bake-it pizza place.

Short Answer Questions

1. The phrase “chetori toh” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

2. The word “amou” means which of the following, per the novel?

3. What color headscarf does Laleh wear to arrive in Iran?

4. The word “tokmeh” means which of the following, per the novel?

5. What is the mascot of Darius’s school?

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