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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 Laleh “looked down, hiding the roses blossoming on her cheeks” (232) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Simile.

2. The word “baleh” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) No.
(b) Maybe.
(c) Yes.
(d) I don't know.

3. The comment that “His skin was a volcano” (250) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Kenning.
(d) Metaphor.

4. The comment that “Mint is the Borg of herbs” (208) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Kenning.

5. How often did Sohrab get to see his father early in his incarceration?
(a) Monthly.
(b) Yearly.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Daily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of camera does Jamsheed use?

2. What brand of cleats does Daruis procure for Sohrab?

3. Which of the following trees lines the walkways of the public garden in Yazd Darius visits with Sohrab and his family?

4. The comment that “It was the U.S.S. Enterprise of toaster ovens” (167) is an example of which of the following?

5. What team is represented on the jersey Sohrab gives Darius?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Darius note that he likes best of all in Sohrab?

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. What does Darius wonder about Ardeshir as he helps him set up card tables for serving chelo kabob?

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

8. Why does Darius begin to get angry with Laleh as they leave Ashkan’s store?

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

10. Why does Darius note that Stephen’s chin scratches him?

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