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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Cyrus do illicitly?
(a) Valium.
(b) Lyrica.
(c) Klonopin.
(d) Serax.

2. How much cash does Jude give Zee?
(a) $100.
(b) $150.
(c) $500.
(d) $120.

3. What number is assigned to Arash as he processes into military service?
(a) 1612.
(b) 42.
(c) 11.
(d) 208.

4. With what Chicago team’s logo is the lighter marked that Cyrus considers using to burn himself?
(a) White Sox.
(b) Bears.
(c) Cubs.
(d) Bulls.

5. What is the name of the coffee shop run by an AA member?
(a) Mike’s Coffee.
(b) Black Bean Brew.
(c) Secret Stash.
(d) Perk of the Job.

6. Whom does Zee quote to Cyrus about working for Jude?
(a) Angela Davis.
(b) Assata Shakur.
(c) bell hooks.
(d) Audre Lorde.

7. Which of the following composer’s works does Arash enjoy?
(a) Mendelssohn.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Mussorgsky.
(d) Mahler.

8. How does the novel render the term “emkanat”?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Empiricism.
(c) Possibilities.
(d) Positivity.

9. How tall is Cyrus?
(a) 6’3”.
(b) 5’6”.
(c) 6’0”.
(d) 6’6”.

10. At what location does Cyrus attend AA meetings?
(a) Highway House.
(b) Camp5.
(c) 720 Club.
(d) Bouldin.

11. Which of the following had Cyrus borrowed and not returned?
(a) The Years.
(b) To the Lighthouse.
(c) Mrs. Dalloway.
(d) A Room of One’s Own.

12. How does the novel translate the term “bademjan”?
(a) Eggplant.
(b) Tuber.
(c) Banana.
(d) Tomato.

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

14. Who provides the epigraph to the novel?
(a) Cecília Meireles.
(b) Lygia Fagundes Telles.
(c) Virginia Woolf.
(d) Clarice Lispector.

15. How old is Cyrus when he visits Orkideh at her installation?
(a) 29.
(b) 54.
(c) 28.
(d) 55.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is Cyrus prescribed by his university’s counseling services?

2. Which of the following does Zee idolize?

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

4. Where had Cyrus’s mother intended to meet Arash?

5. To what Chicago restaurant did Ali take Cyrus?

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