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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what Lord of the Rings character does Darius compare Trent?
(a) Holman Cotton.
(b) Fatty Bolger.
(c) Odo Proudfoot.
(d) Frodo Baggins.

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?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Kenning.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

4. What physical feature does Darius report sharing with Stephen Kellner?
(a) Build.
(b) Hair color.
(c) Eye color.
(d) Jawline.

5. In the comment that “for a beautiful, poetic language, it sounded as harsh as Klingon when they fought” (79), which of the following is the antecedent to the pronoun “they”?
(a) Jamsheed and Laleh.
(b) Stephen and Fariba.
(c) Shirin and Jamsheed.
(d) Shirin and Laleh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, in “Truck Nuts,” is Stephen obliged to brake while driving?

2. What school does Darius attend?

3. What does Darius report Stephen regards as the best trick-or-treat candy?

4. The word “shomaa” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

5. What size shoe does Sohrab wear?

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