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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what company does Stephen work?
(a) Keller and Newton.
(b) Newton and Pascal.
(c) Pascal and Ditherton.
(d) Keller and Ditherton.

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

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) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Kenning.

4. The word “klaxon” most nearly means which of the following?
(a) Stopping clattering.
(b) Starting to clatter.
(c) Alarm.
(d) Alien.

5. The word “desultorily” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Drifting and aimless.
(b) Chipper and upbeat.
(c) Rebuking and denigrating.
(d) Focused and intent.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word “babou” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

2. About what ingredient in genmaicha does Darius not want Shirin to know?

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

4. Where does Darius report his boss was born?

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

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