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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. Nowruz commemorates which of the following in the novel?
(a) Autumnal equinox.
(b) Vernal equinox.
(c) Summer solstice.
(d) Winter solstice.

2. The word “dayi” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Husband of my mother’s sister.
(b) Brother of my father.
(c) Brother of my mother.
(d) Husband of my father’s sister.

3. What work does Darius cite as the origin of the name “Sohrab”?
(a) The Shahnahmeh.
(b) The Kojiki.
(c) The Silmarillion.
(d) The Upanishads.

4. 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) Stephen and Fariba.
(b) Jamsheed and Laleh.
(c) Shirin and Jamsheed.
(d) Shirin and Laleh.

5. What physical feature does Darius report sharing with Stephen Kellner?
(a) Hair color.
(b) Build.
(c) Eye color.
(d) Jawline.

Short Answer Questions

1. The phrase “chetori toh” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

2. Which of the following is among the names Laleh gives to the goldfish on the Kellner’s Haft-Seen?

3. The term “noon-e panjereh” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

4. In what grade is Laleh?

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

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

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

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

5. What is Surrender Cobra?

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

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

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

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

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

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