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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. Which of the following does Cyrus’s mother quote at Lisa Simpson?
(a) Cora Coralina.
(b) Hilda Hilst.
(c) Adélia Prado.
(d) Rachel de Queiroz.

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

3. What hourly rate does Cyrus earn for his work at the hospital?
(a) $25.
(b) $15.
(c) $10.
(d) $20.

4. Which of the following spirits does Ali favor?
(a) Ouzo.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Gin.
(d) Tequila.

5. Which of the following does Cyrus quote at Gabe?
(a) Borges.
(b) Cortázar.
(c) Kodama.
(d) Márquez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Cyrus address in dream-visons?

2. Which of the following groups’ work had Cyrus’s mother intended to take to Arash?

3. From which of the following groups does Zee claim descent?

4. Which of the following does Cyrus do illicitly?

5. How does the novel gloss the term “palliative”?

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