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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 comment that “Alexander the Great was the Trent Bolger of Ancient Persia” (155) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Kenning.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

2. Through which of the following airports do the Kellners fly on their trip to Iran?
(a) JFK.
(b) LGA.
(c) SAT.
(d) EWR.

3. Which of the following is the name of the nurse at Darius’s school?
(a) Ms. Rachet.
(b) Ms. Nightingale.
(c) Ms. Killinger.
(d) Ms. Ogawa.

4. How long does Darius report having been flying to get from Oregon to Iran?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 40 hours.
(d) 32 hours.

5. Which of the following is NOT a component of a lamassu?
(a) Head of a man.
(b) Wings of an eagle.
(c) Body of an ox.
(d) Tail of a lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mascot of Darius’s school?

2. Which of the following is included on “Most Haft-Seens,” per the novel (25)?

3. Which of the following is Darius wearing upon exiting Customs into Iran?

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

5. The word “Chaharshanbeh” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reasons does Darius give for disliking Subway?

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

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

5. Why does Darius consider Javaneh brave?

6. What does Darius notice when first reaching Ashkan’s store?

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

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

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

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

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