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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Chapters One through Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which of the following groups does Zee claim descent?
(a) Polish.
(b) Hungarian.
(c) Czech.
(d) German.

2. How does the novel gloss the term “palliative”?
(a) Making uncomfortable.
(b) Making friendly.
(c) Making comfortable.
(d) Making unfriendly.

3. What ship shot down Flight 655?
(a) USS Vincennes.
(b) USS Victory.
(c) USS Enterprise.
(d) USS Kerrville.

4. Which of the following is Cyrus prescribed by his university’s counseling services?
(a) Ativan.
(b) Zoloft.
(c) Xanax.
(d) Paxil.

5. As which of the following is Reza Shah Street renamed?
(a) Khomeini Avenue.
(b) Martyrs’ Highway.
(c) Mullah Road.
(d) Revolution Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what Chicago team’s logo is the lighter marked that Cyrus considers using to burn himself?

2. How does the novel render the term “emkanat”?

3. In what role does Cyrus harangue a medical student?

4. Who provides the epigraph to the novel?

5. Which of the following had Cyrus borrowed and not returned?

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