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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fifteen through Twenty-One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following is Gabe compared?
(a) John Wayne.
(b) Lee Marvin.
(c) Clint Eastwood.
(d) Kurt Russell.

2. On what holiday does Ali call Arash?
(a) Mawlid.
(b) Tasu'a.
(c) Ashura.
(d) Nowruz.

3. What is the name of Ferdowsi’s wife?
(a) Sara.
(b) Zipporah.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Esther.

4. What moniker do Cyrus and Zee assign to the sitting President of the United States?
(a) Insult.
(b) Invective.
(c) Obscenity.
(d) Derogation.

5. Which of the following does Cyrus think he sees in the dream-vision featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
(a) Mockingbirds.
(b) Goldfinches.
(c) Tanagers.
(d) Cardinals.

Short Answer Questions

1. About which of the following is the first excerpt of Cyrus’s project the novel presents?

2. What number is assigned to Arash as he processes into military service?

3. What profession does Cyrus’s mother tell Lisa Simpson she had wanted to have?

4. Who provides the epigraph to the novel?

5. What prayer does Arash note had been his favorite?

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