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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color of cleats does Darius procure for Sohrab?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

2. The comment that “His skin was a volcano” (250) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Kenning.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

3. Which of the following spices does Fariba use in her chelo kabob?
(a) Fennel.
(b) Celery seed.
(c) Turmeric.
(d) Star anise.

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

5. With which of the following does Darius bribe Laleh as the Bahramis approach the Towers of Silence?
(a) Qottab.
(b) Faludeh.
(c) Lavoshak.
(d) Pashmak.

6. The term “Faravahar” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Hanged man.
(b) Standing man.
(c) Seated man.
(d) Winged man.

7. What celebration typically marks Sizdeh Bedar, per the novel?
(a) A formal ball.
(b) A bonfire.
(c) An informal dance.
(d) A picnic.

8. What team is represented on the jersey Sohrab gives Darius?
(a) Melli.
(b) Esteghlal.
(c) Sepahan.
(d) Persepolis.

9. How many daughters does Jamsheed have?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

11. Which of the following ends up as one of Sohrab and Darius’s teammates?
(a) Ali-Reza.
(b) Asghar.
(c) Soheil.
(d) Armin.

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

13. In which of the following colors are the Bahramis’ boxes of jasmine painted?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

14. Which of the following does Darius call “one of the most common place-names in Iran” (240)?
(a) Tehran.
(b) Yazd.
(c) Dowlatabad.
(d) Shiraz.

15. What is Darius’s middle name?
(a) Elmo.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Bert.
(d) Grover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is outside of the baad gir in Yazd?

2. How often did Sohrab get to see his father early in his incarceration?

3. Which of the following ends up as one of Sohrab and Darius’s teammates?

4. How many sons does Jamsheed have?

5. The comparison Darius makes between Nowruz and Christmas at the beginning of “My Cousin, the Ringwraith” is an example of which of the following?

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