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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Darius receive as a Nowruz present from Sohrab?
(a) A button-up shirt.
(b) A jersey.
(c) Money.
(d) Nothing.

2. Which of the following does Darius call “one of the most common place-names in Iran” (240)?
(a) Shiraz.
(b) Yazd.
(c) Tehran.
(d) Dowlatabad.

3. What is the mascot of Darius’s school?
(a) Greyhounds.
(b) Antlers.
(c) Billies.
(d) Chargers.

4. The term “ghormeh sabzi” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Stew with herbs, greens, and kidney beans.
(b) Stew with mutton, dates, and figs.
(c) Stew with deer, barley, and carrots.
(d) Salad of parsley, cilantro, and watercress.

5. What celebration typically marks Sizdeh Bedar, per the novel?
(a) A bonfire.
(b) An informal dance.
(c) A formal ball.
(d) A picnic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is among the sites recommended by the second Iranian customs officer Darius encounters?

2. The phrase “chetori toh” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

3. Which of the following ends up as one of Sohrab and Darius’s teammates?

4. Nowruz commemorates which of the following in the novel?

5. What cause of death is given for Sohrab’s father?

(see the answer key)

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