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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 “my stomach jiggled like some sort of gelatinous non-humanoid life-form” (251) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Kenning.
(d) Metaphor.

2. Which of the following is Shirin’s favorite place to kiss Stephen when others are present?
(a) Cheek.
(b) Forehead.
(c) Corner of the mouth.
(d) Temple.

3. On which of the following does Part Three begin?
(a) Nowruz.
(b) Chaharshanbeh Suri.
(c) Sizdah Bedar.
(d) Yawm-e-Ali.

4. The comment that “The house felt cozy, like a Hobbit-hole” (206) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Kenning.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

5. The term “Faravahar” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Seated man.
(b) Hanged man.
(c) Winged man.
(d) Standing man.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that Laleh “looked down, hiding the roses blossoming on her cheeks” (232) offers an example of which of the following?

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

3. The comment that “It’s like Springfield back in the United States: There is one in every province” (240) offers an example of which of the following?

4. In a comment that “the park near the Jameh Mosque […] was becoming our spot” (235), the “our” refers to Darius and which of the following?

5. To what prison was Sohrab’s father transferred?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reasons does Darius note for identifying Sohrab as a good listener at the Bahrami Nowruz celebration?

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

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

5. What occasions does Darius note prompt serving chelo kabob at his home?

6. In the group soccer game Darius and Sohrab play against Ali-Reza and Hossein, there is a metaphor in the opposing team’s goal being “completely undefended” against Sohrab’s play (247)? What is the vehicle to the undefended goal’s tenor, and how is it connected?

7. Why, per Darius, is kabob koobideh “the most suspicious-looking” of Persian foods (259-60)?

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

9. What does Darius note wanting to learn from Simin, but which he is unable to ask after?

10. What is Persian Casual, in Darius’s estimation?

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