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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The phrase “chetori toh” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) How are you, person with whom I am unfamiliar and than whom I am older?
(b) How are you, person with whom I am unfamiliar or than whom I am younger?
(c) How are you, person with whom I am familiar or than whom I am older?
(d) How are you, person with whom I am familiar and than whom I am younger?

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

3. The comment that “for a beautiful, poetic language, it sounded as harsh as Klingon when they fought” (79) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Kenning.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Metaphor.

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

5. The word “mamanbozorg” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Great-uncle.
(d) Great-aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color headscarf does Laleh wear to arrive in Iran?

2. What is Darius’s middle name?

3. How long does it take the Bahramis and Kellners to reach Persepolis from Yazd?

4. The term “baad gir” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

5. With which of the following does Darius bribe Laleh as the Bahramis approach the Towers of Silence?

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