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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Darius report wanting to work?
(a) Safeway.
(b) A take-it-and-bake-it pizza place.
(c) Rose City Teas.
(d) Tea Haven.

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

3. 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.

4. Which of the following is NOT a component of a lamassu?
(a) Wings of an eagle.
(b) Head of a man.
(c) Body of an ox.
(d) Tail of a lion.

5. What size bed is Darius allotted in his grandparents’ house?
(a) Full.
(b) King.
(c) Twin.
(d) Queen.

6. The word “desultorily” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Drifting and aimless.
(b) Chipper and upbeat.
(c) Focused and intent.
(d) Rebuking and denigrating.

7. Which of the following parts of Darius’s bicycle comes up missing?
(a) Frame.
(b) Gears.
(c) Handlebars.
(d) Wheels.

8. Which of the following smells does Darius ascribe to boys’ locker rooms?
(a) Motor oil and steel.
(b) Feta cheese and baby powder.
(c) Bleach and waste.
(d) Limburger and baby oil.

9. The word “klaxon” most nearly means which of the following?
(a) Alien.
(b) Stopping clattering.
(c) Alarm.
(d) Starting to clatter.

10. The word “bebakhshid” means which of the following, per the novel?
(a) Excuse me.
(b) Thank you.
(c) Go away.
(d) No, please.

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

12. The comment that “Alexander the Great was the Trent Bolger of Ancient Persia” (155) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Kenning.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Simile.

13. The word “mamou” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Uncle.

14. How many cubes of sugar does Laleh take in her tea, by report?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

15. How long does Ardeshir spend watering his fig trees?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Darius’s boss?

2. Where does Darius work?

3. Through which of the following airports do the Kellners fly on their trip to Iran?

4. What size shoe does Sohrab wear?

5. Through which of the following airports do the Kellners fly on their trip to Iran?

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