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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. On which of the following does Part Three begin?
(a) Nowruz.
(b) Yawm-e-Ali.
(c) Chaharshanbeh Suri.
(d) Sizdah Bedar.
2. In what city does Soheil live?
(a) Shiraz.
(b) Yazd.
(c) Persepolis.
(d) Tehran.
3. With which of the following does Darius bribe Laleh as the Bahramis approach the Towers of Silence?
(a) Qottab.
(b) Lavoshak.
(c) Pashmak.
(d) Faludeh.
4. The term “khiar” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Zucchini.
(b) Melon.
(c) Squash.
(d) Cucumber.
5. 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) Metaphor.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Kenning.
(d) Conceit.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following does Nazgol try to feed Darius along with chelo kabob?
2. The term “manteaux” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
3. To what prison was Sohrab’s father transferred?
4. How old is Darius’s cousin Navid?
5. The comment that “The house felt cozy, like a Hobbit-hole” (206) offers an example of which of the following?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Darius realize Sohrab had been surprised he had not agreed to visit him on the day after Nowruz?
2. What does Darius note that he likes best of all in Sohrab?
3. What reason does Stephen give for having stopped telling Darius stories?
4. In the baad gir in Yazd, Darius is taken by what he sees. What is it that he sees?
5. What is sky burial in the novel?
6. What litter does Darius note as he flees from the Rezaei home?
7. 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?
8. Why, per Darius, is sumac served as an accompaniment to chelo kabob?
9. Why does Darius begin to get angry with Laleh as they leave Ashkan’s store?
10. Why does Darius note that Stephen’s chin scratches him?
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