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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 is the car in front of the Rezaei house when Darius arrives after the death of Sohrab’s father?
(a) Red-gold.
(b) Gray-brown.
(c) Blue-green.
(d) Purple.

2. The comparison Darius makes between Nowruz and Christmas at the beginning of “My Cousin, the Ringwraith” is an example of which of the following?
(a) Kenning.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

3. Which of the following does Darius receive as a Nowruz present from his grandparents?
(a) A jersey.
(b) A button-up shirt.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Money.

4. Which of the following does Darius note is incorporated into Persian ice cream?
(a) Sage.
(b) Salt.
(c) Saffron.
(d) Sumac.

5. Which of the following does Nazgol try to feed Darius along with chelo kabob?
(a) Radish.
(b) Cucmber.
(c) Zucchini.
(d) Tomato

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Darius note the Kellners had sent Farbia and Ardeshir a rice platter?

2. Which of the following does Darius receive as a Nowruz present from his uncles?

3. Which of the following is Shirin’s favorite place to kiss Stephen when others are present?

4. How long have Ardeshir and Fariba been married in the novel?

5. The comment that Darius “didn’t know how he did it. How he adapted himself to get along with all the Bahrami men, like a chameleon” (188) offers an example of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the baad gir in Yazd, Darius is taken by what he sees. What is it that he sees?

2. What are the three things Darius notes liking in Sohrab while walking with him and his family?

3. What is sekanjabin in the novel?

4. Why, per Darius, is sumac served as an accompaniment to chelo kabob?

5. What is sky burial in the novel?

6. In the group soccer game Darius and Sohrab play against Ali-Reza and Hossein, the earlier epithet for Dairus, “Ayatollah,” is repeated but reimagined or reappropriated (249). What was its original meaning, as applied to Darius, and what is its reappropriated meaning?

7. What reason does Stephen give for having stopped telling Darius stories?

8. What reasons does Shirin give for not having taught Darius Farsi?

9. What is the irony of Darius complaining to Sohrab about Stephen?

10. What mess does Darius note is left by the Bahrami Nowruz celebration?

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