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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the origin of the tea Darius gives Fariba?
(a) Teesta Valley.
(b) Namring.
(c) Pumong.
(d) Giele.

3. Where does Darius report wanting to work?
(a) Rose City Teas.
(b) Tea Haven.
(c) A take-it-and-bake-it pizza place.
(d) Safeway.

4. Under which of the following does the car that takes Darius from the Tehran airport to his grandparents’ house park upon arrival?
(a) The open sky.
(b) A walnut tree.
(c) A spreading dome.
(d) An awning.

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) Shirin and Laleh.
(b) Shirin and Jamsheed.
(c) Stephen and Fariba.
(d) Jamsheed and Laleh.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The word “robe” means which of the following, per the novel?

3. Where is the Portland celebration of Chaharshanbeh Suri, per the novel?

4. The word “mamou” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

5. Which faith does Sohrab practice?

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