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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What size shoe does Sohrab wear?
(a) 12.
(b) 40.
(c) 44.
(d) 4.

2. The word “robe” means which of the following, per the novel?
(a) Fig jam.
(b) Pepper sauce.
(c) Currant jelly.
(d) Pomegranate molasses.

3. In what grade is Laleh?
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.

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

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

6. How many siblings does Sohrab report having?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

7. The comment that “Her voice was getting whinier by the second, the pitch rising higher and higher like a teakettle on the cusp of whistling” (58) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Kenning.

8. How many cubes of ice does Laleh take in her tea, by report?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

9. What work does Darius cite as the origin of the name “Sohrab”?
(a) The Shahnahmeh.
(b) The Kojiki.
(c) The Silmarillion.
(d) The Upanishads.

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

11. Under which of the following does the car that takes Darius from the Tehran airport to his grandparents’ house park upon arrival?
(a) A spreading dome.
(b) A walnut tree.
(c) The open sky.
(d) An awning.

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

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

14. Which of the following does Darius NOT borrow from Sohrab?
(a) Towel.
(b) Shorts.
(c) Cleats.
(d) Boxers.

15. The work “nakon” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Don't.
(b) Do.
(c) Please.
(d) Thank you.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word “mamou” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

2. The word “bebakhshid” means which of the following, per the novel?

3. The term “noon-e panjereh” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

4. At what time does Darius wake to begin his trip to Iran?

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

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