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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the Bahramis and Kellners to reach Persepolis from Yazd?
(a) 4.5 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 7.5 hours.

2. For what company does Stephen work?
(a) Keller and Newton.
(b) Newton and Pascal.
(c) Keller and Ditherton.
(d) Pascal and Ditherton.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the comment that “for a beautiful, poetic language, it sounded as harsh as Klingon when they fought” (79), which of the following is the antecedent to the pronoun “it”?

2. The phrase “Persians are even more meticulous than Hobbits” (87) offers an example of which of the following?

3. The word “amou” means which of the following, per the novel?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Darius identify as the two most humiliating moments in his life?

2. What was the game of Turbolift Door Darius used to play, and why did he stop playing it?

3. What reasons does Darius give for disliking Subway?

4. How does Darius relate his mother’s early misunderstanding of taarof with his father’s parents?

5. What does Darius note are his main areas of Farsi knowledge?

6. What reasons does Darius give for considering Jean-Luc Picard the best Star Trek captain?

7. What reasons does Darius give for not eating falafel at home?

8. What is Ardeshir doing when Darius first sees him in Iran?

9. What reasons does Darius give for disliking pu-erh tea?

10. Near the end of “Bette Davis Eyes,” what does Darius report wanting and failing to tell Ardeshir?

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