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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 color headscarf does Laleh wear to arrive in Iran?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.
2. The word “Chaharshanbeh” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Tuesday.
3. 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 “they”?
(a) Shirin and Laleh.
(b) Shirin and Jamsheed.
(c) Stephen and Fariba.
(d) Jamsheed and Laleh.
4. How long does Darius report having been on Prozac?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 3 weeks.
5. Which of the following is NOT a component of a lamassu?
(a) Tail of a lion.
(b) Wings of an eagle.
(c) Head of a man.
(d) Body of an ox.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why, in “Truck Nuts,” is Stephen obliged to brake while driving?
2. How long passed since Shirin saw Fariba in person when they reunite in the novel?
3. What work does Darius cite as the origin of the name “Sohrab”?
4. The term “azan” carries what meaning, per the novel?
5. What is ash-e reshteh, per the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons does Darius have to doubt Fariba’s pronouncement of his handsomeness as he rides from Tehran to Yazd with her?
2. What is meant by the phrase “Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy,” and who are prominent early examples of the phrase?
3. What does Darius identify as the two most humiliating moments in his life?
4. Why does Darius consider Javaneh brave?
5. What reasons does Darius give for disliking pu-erh tea?
6. What reasons does Darius give for considering Jean-Luc Picard the best Star Trek captain?
7. What reasons does Darius give for not liking figs?
8. How does Darius relate his mother’s early misunderstanding of taarof with his father’s parents?
9. What activity does Darius report undertaking with Laleh that she pretends not to like?
10. Why, per Darius, does he not shower after gym class at his school?
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