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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color headscarf does Shirin wear to arrive in Iran?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

3. What color are the “truck nuts” left with Darius’s bicycle?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

4. Which of the following is the name of the nurse at Darius’s school?
(a) Ms. Ogawa.
(b) Ms. Rachet.
(c) Ms. Nightingale.
(d) Ms. Killinger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What school does Darius attend?

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

3. What size shoe does Sohrab wear?

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

5. The word “salaam” means which of the following, per the novel?

(see the answer key)

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