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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) Blue-green.
(b) Red-gold.
(c) Gray-brown.
(d) Purple.

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

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

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

5. What team is represented on the jersey Sohrab gives Darius?
(a) Melli.
(b) Persepolis.
(c) Sepahan.
(d) Esteghlal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The comment that “my stomach jiggled like some sort of gelatinous non-humanoid life-form” (251) offers an example of which of the following?

3. The phrase “sobh bekheir” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

4. How often did Sohrab get to see his father early in his incarceration?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What litter does Darius note as he flees from the Rezaei home?

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

3. Why does Darius realize Sohrab had been surprised he had not agreed to visit him on the day after Nowruz?

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

5. What is sekanjabin in the novel?

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

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

8. What does Darius confess to Sohrab that leads him to affirm that Laleh cannot take his place?

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

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

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