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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Conceit.
(b) Kenning.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

2. At what time does Darius wake to begin his trip to Iran?
(a) Noon.
(b) Three in the afternoon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Three in the morning.

3. The word “Chaharshanbeh” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Friday.

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

5. The word “tokmeh” means which of the following, per the novel?
(a) Pasted pepper seeds.
(b) Roasted pumpkin seeds.
(c) Toasted watermelon seeds.
(d) Toasted sesame seeds.

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

7. What color headscarf does Shirin wear to arrive in Iran?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

8. 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 Jamsheed.
(c) Shirin and Laleh.
(d) Stephen and Fariba.

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

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

11. The phrase “Persians are even more meticulous than Hobbits” (87) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Kenning.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Conceit.

12. Which of the following is among the sites recommended by the second Iranian customs officer Darius encounters?
(a) Tower of Winds.
(b) Masjid-e-Jameh.
(c) Ruins of Persepolis.
(d) Shah Cheragh.

13. What color is the bedspread Darius is allotted in his grandparents’ house?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

14. About what ingredient in genmaicha does Darius not want Shirin to know?
(a) Toasted oats.
(b) Toasted rice.
(c) Toasted bread.
(d) Toasted events.

15. For what company does Stephen work?
(a) Newton and Pascal.
(b) Keller and Newton.
(c) Keller and Ditherton.
(d) Pascal and Ditherton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Darius’s boss?

2. Where does Darius report his boss was born?

3. Which soda does Javaneh prefer?

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

5. The term “hel” carries what meaning, per the novel?

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