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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) A take-it-and-bake-it pizza place.
(b) Tea Haven.
(c) Safeway.
(d) Rose City Teas.

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

3. Which faith does Sohrab practice?
(a) Bahá’í.
(b) Zoroastrianism.
(c) Secular humanism.
(d) Islam.

4. 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) An awning.
(c) A walnut tree.
(d) The open sky.

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

6. Which of the following is among the names Laleh gives to the goldfish on the Kellner’s Haft-Seen?
(a) Ishmael.
(b) Starbuck.
(c) Queequeg.
(d) Ahab.

7. The word “shomaa” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) You, formal.
(b) Her, formal.
(c) You, informal.
(d) Him, formal.

8. How long does Darius report having been on Prozac?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 3 weeks.

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

10. Where does Darius report his boss was born?
(a) Palayan.
(b) Manila.
(c) Quezon City.
(d) San Juan.

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

12. The word “amou” means which of the following, per the novel?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Friend.
(d) Ally.

13. The word “mamanbozorg” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Great-aunt.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Great-uncle.

14. Nowruz commemorates which of the following in the novel?
(a) Vernal equinox.
(b) Summer solstice.
(c) Winter solstice.
(d) Autumnal equinox.

15. What is ash-e reshteh, per the novel?
(a) Clam chowder.
(b) Noodle soup.
(c) Chicken broth.
(d) Beef stew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following parts of Darius’s bicycle comes up missing?

2. The word “lavoshak” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

3. On what date are the Kellners scheduled to leave Iran?

4. Which soda does Javaneh prefer?

5. Which of the following is included on “Most Haft-Seens,” per the novel (25)?

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