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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is among the names Laleh gives to the goldfish on the Kellner’s Haft-Seen?
(a) Bob.
(b) Tom.
(c) Dick
(d) Jim.

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

4. The word “pashmak” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Sugar-dusted rosettes.
(b) Cotton candy.
(c) Fried almond-filled pastries.
(d) Fruit leather.

5. In a comment that “the park near the Jameh Mosque […] was becoming our spot” (235), the “our” refers to Darius and which of the following?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Sohrab.
(c) Shirin.
(d) Laleh.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Darius report having been flying to get from Oregon to Iran?

2. Which of the following does Darius receive as a Nowruz present from Sohrab?

3. The word “shomaa” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

4. What is the name of Darius’s gym teacher?

5. How old is Darius’s cousin Navid?

(see the answer key)

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