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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Through which of the following airports do the Kellners fly on their trip to Iran?
(a) SAT.
(b) JFK.
(c) LGA.
(d) EWR.

3. How many cubes of ice does Laleh take in her tea, by report?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

4. 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) Kenning.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

5. What school does Darius attend?
(a) Lincoln High School.
(b) Franklin High School.
(c) Chapel Hill Middle School.
(d) Chapel Hill High School.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date are the Kellners scheduled to leave Iran?

2. Which soda does Javaneh prefer?

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

4. 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?

5. What is the name of Darius’s boss?

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