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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 phrase “Persians are even more meticulous than Hobbits” (87) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Kenning.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

2. About what ingredient in genmaicha does Darius not want Shirin to know?
(a) Toasted bread.
(b) Toasted events.
(c) Toasted oats.
(d) Toasted rice.

3. Where is the Portland celebration of Chaharshanbeh Suri, per the novel?
(a) Cedar Park.
(b) Cypress Park.
(c) Mesquite Park.
(d) Oaks Park.

4. Where does Darius report his boss was born?
(a) San Juan.
(b) Palayan.
(c) Manila.
(d) Quezon City.

5. What is ash-e reshteh, per the novel?
(a) Noodle soup.
(b) Beef stew.
(c) Clam chowder.
(d) Chicken broth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade is Laleh?

2. The word “pashmak” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

3. The word “desultorily” carries which of the following meanings?

4. The work “nakon” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

5. Which of the following smells does Darius ascribe to boys’ locker rooms?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Darius posit for Ardeshir’s dislike of Stephen?

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

3. What reasons does Darius give for not liking figs?

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

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

6. What reasons does Darius give for Stephen laughing after his backpack is broken?

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 occasioned Stephen stopping the fire-jumping celebration, and what caused him to resume it?

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

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

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