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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. What size bed is Darius allotted in his grandparents’ house?
(a) Queen.
(b) King.
(c) Full.
(d) Twin.
2. How long does Darius report having been on Prozac?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 3 weeks.
3. Where does Darius work?
(a) Rose City Teas.
(b) Tea Haven.
(c) Safeway.
(d) A take-it-and-bake-it pizza place.
4. The word “lavoshak” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Fried almond-filled pastries.
(b) Sugar-dusted rosettes.
(c) Fruit leather.
(d) Cotton candy.
5. The word “babou” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.
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. Which of the following parts of Darius’s bicycle comes up missing?
3. What color headscarf does Laleh wear to arrive in Iran?
4. What color are the “truck nuts” left with Darius’s bicycle?
5. The comment that “for a beautiful, poetic language, it sounded as harsh as Klingon when they fought” (79) offers an example of which of the following?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Darius identify as the two most humiliating moments in his life?
2. In what condition do the Bahramis and Kellners find Persepolis?
3. What is Surrender Cobra?
4. What occasioned Stephen stopping the fire-jumping celebration, and what caused him to resume it?
5. What games are included in Darius’s “net sports” unit?
6. What reasons does Darius posit for Ardeshir’s dislike of Stephen?
7. Near the end of “Bette Davis Eyes,” what does Darius report wanting and failing to tell Ardeshir?
8. What is meant by the phrase “Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy,” and who are prominent early examples of the phrase?
9. What does Darius notice when first reaching Ashkan’s store?
10. How does Darius relate his mother’s early misunderstanding of taarof with his father’s parents?
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