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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brand of cleats does Daruis procure for Sohrab?
(a) Nike.
(b) Adidas.
(c) Under Armor.
(d) Reebok.

2. How tall is the baad gir in Yazd?
(a) 400 feet.
(b) 200 feet.
(c) 100 feet.
(d) 300 feet.

3. Which of the following trees lines the walkways of the public garden in Yazd Darius visits with Sohrab and his family?
(a) Oak.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Fir.
(d) Palm.

4. What reason does Darius suggest to Sohrab for his depression?
(a) Bullying.
(b) Trauma.
(c) Drug use.
(d) Genetics.

5. Which of the following is Shirin’s favorite place to kiss Stephen when others are present?
(a) Cheek.
(b) Corner of the mouth.
(c) Temple.
(d) Forehead.

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

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

8. Which of the following is noted as a source for the fire in the Atashkadeh?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Charcoal.
(c) Propane.
(d) Butane.

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

10. In a comment that “the park near the Jameh Mosque […] was becoming our spot” (235), the “our” refers to Darius and which of the following?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Sohrab.
(c) Laleh.
(d) Shirin.

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

12. The term “zandayi” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Father’s sister.
(b) Father’s brother’s wife.
(c) Mother’s brother’s wife.
(d) Mother’s sister.

13. To where had Ali-Reza been set to move?
(a) Tehran.
(b) Yazd.
(c) Shiraz.
(d) Kerman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Darius note is incorporated into Persian ice cream?

2. The term “baad gir” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

3. Who is Stephen’s partner at the Nowruz Rook game?

4. 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?

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

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