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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long is Darius able to enjoy Stephen’s company most evenings, by report?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 60 minutes.
(c) 22 minutes.
(d) 47 minutes.

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?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Metaphor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The work “nakon” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

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

3. What book does Darius bring to read on the trip to Iran?

4. Under which of the following does the car that takes Darius from the Tehran airport to his grandparents’ house park upon arrival?

5. What color are the “truck nuts” left with Darius’s bicycle?

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