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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The word “dayi” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Husband of my father’s sister.
(b) Husband of my mother’s sister.
(c) Brother of my mother.
(d) Brother of my father.

3. Which of the following parts of Darius’s bicycle comes up missing?
(a) Frame.
(b) Handlebars.
(c) Gears.
(d) Wheels.

4. Why, in “Truck Nuts,” is Stephen obliged to brake while driving?
(a) In order to avoid running on empty.
(b) In order to avoid running a red light.
(c) He isn’t.
(d) In order to avoid running over a toddler.

5. About what ingredient in genmaicha does Darius not want Shirin to know?
(a) Toasted events.
(b) Toasted oats.
(c) Toasted rice.
(d) Toasted bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Darius’s gym teacher?

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

3. What school does Darius attend?

4. Which of the following parts of Darius’s bicycle comes up missing?

5. To what Lord of the Rings character does Darius compare Trent?

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