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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What size shoe does Sohrab wear?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 40.
(d) 44.

2. What size shoe does Darius wear?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

3. The phrase “pedar sag” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Your mother is ugly.
(b) Your father is a dog.
(c) Your mother is a dog.
(d) Your father smells of elderberries.

4. What book does Darius bring to read on the trip to Iran?
(a) Lord of the Rings.
(b) Unfinished Tales.
(c) The Hobbit.
(d) The Silmarillion.

5. The word “tokmeh” means which of the following, per the novel?
(a) Pasted pepper seeds.
(b) Toasted watermelon seeds.
(c) Toasted sesame seeds.
(d) Roasted pumpkin seeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is Darius wearing upon exiting Customs into Iran?

2. The word “klaxon” most nearly means which of the following?

3. The phrase “Persians are even more meticulous than Hobbits” (87) offers an example of which of the following?

4. What physical feature does Darius report sharing with Stephen Kellner?

5. The word “mamanbozorg” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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