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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. The word “desultorily” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Drifting and aimless.
(b) Chipper and upbeat.
(c) Rebuking and denigrating.
(d) Focused and intent.

2. Which of the following is included on “Most Haft-Seens,” per the novel (25)?
(a) Vinegar.
(b) Mirrors.
(c) Photos.
(d) Coins.

3. Which of the following does Darius NOT borrow from Sohrab?
(a) Cleats.
(b) Shorts.
(c) Boxers.
(d) Towel.

4. How long passed since Shirin saw Fariba in person when they reunite in the novel?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 70 years.
(d) 22 years.

5. How many cubes of ice does Laleh take in her tea, by report?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the origin of the tea Darius gives Fariba?

2. Through which of the following airports do the Kellners fly on their trip to Iran?

3. The word “dayi” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

4. In what grade is Laleh?

5. At what time do the Kellners arrive at the Portland International Airport on their trip to Iran?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Darius give for mistrusting his mother’s assertion that his eyes are beautiful?

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

3. What activities does Darius report undertaking with Laleh that he does not disclose to others?

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

5. Darius considers shouting at the second customs officer he encounters in Iran. What does he consider shouting, and why does he refrain from doing so?

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

7. What reasons does Darius have to doubt Fariba’s pronouncement of his handsomeness as he rides from Tehran to Yazd with her?

8. What activity does Darius report undertaking with Laleh that she pretends not to like?

9. In what condition do the Bahramis and Kellners find Persepolis?

10. What reasons does Darius give for disliking Subway?

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