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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The term “merci” means which of the following in the novel?
(a) Thank you.
(b) Goodbye.
(c) Hello.
(d) Shut up.

2. The term “khodahafes” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Feed me.
(b) Goodbye.
(c) Hello.
(d) Shut up.

3. How long have Ardeshir and Fariba been married in the novel?
(a) 49 years.
(b) 51 years.
(c) 52 years.
(d) 50 years.

4. The comment that “my stomach jiggled like some sort of gelatinous non-humanoid life-form” (251) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Kenning.

5. The term “khiar” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Squash.
(b) Melon.
(c) Zucchini.
(d) Cucumber.

6. How often did Sohrab get to see his father early in his incarceration?
(a) Yearly.
(b) Daily.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Monthly.

7. What color is the car in front of the Rezaei house when Darius arrives after the death of Sohrab’s father?
(a) Blue-green.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red-gold.
(d) Gray-brown.

8. Which of the following does Darius receive as a Nowruz present from his uncles?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A button-up shirt.
(c) Money.
(d) A jersey.

9. The comment that Darius “didn’t know how he did it. How he adapted himself to get along with all the Bahrami men, like a chameleon” (188) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Kenning.

10. On which of the following does Part Three begin?
(a) Nowruz.
(b) Sizdah Bedar.
(c) Chaharshanbeh Suri.
(d) Yawm-e-Ali.

11. The novel suggests that the phrase “afiat basheh” is equivalent to which of the following?
(a) “Excuse me” following a belch.
(b) “Bless you” following a sneeze.
(c) “Make a hole” in a crowded area.
(d) “Pardon me” following moving past somebody.

12. The phrase “sobh bekheir” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Good afternoon.
(b) Good morning.
(c) Good evening.
(d) Good night.

13. The term “manteaux” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Waist-length jacket.
(b) Hip-length jacket.
(c) Thigh-length jacket.
(d) Knee-length jacket.

14. The comment that “Like Frodo when he wore the One Ring, I had slipped back into the Twilight world” (248) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Kenning.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Metaphor.

15. With whom does Darius partner for his first game of Rook?
(a) Parviz.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Sohrab.
(d) Navid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years prior to the events of the novel was Sohrab’s father transferred to a prison in Tehran?

2. Which of the following does Darius remember to pack before playing soccer with Sohrab again?

3. What is Darius’s middle name?

4. The comment that “His skin was a volcano” (250) offers an example of which of the following?

5. What brand of cleats does Daruis procure for Sohrab?

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