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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The word “dayi” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Brother of my father.
(b) Husband of my mother’s sister.
(c) Brother of my mother.
(d) Husband of my father’s sister.

2. The term “noon-e sangak” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Stone-baked flatbread.
(b) Oven-baked flatbread.
(c) Day-old flatbread.
(d) Deep-fried flatbread.

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

4. In which of the following colors are the Bahramis’ boxes of jasmine painted?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Darius work?

4. What school does Darius attend?

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

(see the answer key)

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