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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Darius able to enjoy Stephen’s company most evenings, by report?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) 47 minutes.
(c) 22 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

2. With whom does Darius partner for his first game of Rook?
(a) Navid.
(b) Sohrab.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Parviz.

3. The comment that “Alexander the Great was the Trent Bolger of Ancient Persia” (155) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Kenning.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

4. What is Darius’s middle name?
(a) Bert.
(b) Elmo.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Grover.

5. The comment that “His skin was a volcano” (250) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Kenning.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Conceit.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word “pashmak” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

2. Which of the following is Darius wearing upon exiting Customs into Iran?

3. 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?

4. Which of the following does Darius receive as a Nowruz present from his grandparents?

5. Which of the following is NOT a component of a lamassu?

(see the answer key)

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