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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which of the following groups does Zee claim descent?
(a) Tunisian.
(b) Egyptian.
(c) Moroccan.
(d) Libyan.

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

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

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

5. Ali brings with him from Iran his wife’s drawing of which of the following?
(a) A gnu.
(b) A honey badger.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A rhinoceros.

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

7. Which of the following does Cyrus cite to Orkideh?
(a) WEB Du Bois.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Jesse Jackson.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

8. From where does Edgar come?
(a) Costa Rica.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) El Salvador.
(d) Panama.

9. For which of the following roles is Cyrus asked to wear a hospital gown?
(a) Daisy VanBogaert.
(b) Buck Stapleton.
(c) Franz Links.
(d) Jenna Washington.

10. Which of the following does Cyrus drink after leaving his first meeting with Orkideh at her final installation?
(a) RC Cola.
(b) Coke.
(c) Dr Pepper.
(d) Pepsi.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what language does Cyrus remark “orkideh” means “orchid”?

3. On what date is Cyrus born?

4. To whom is the novel dedicated?

5. At what museum does Orkideh have her final installation?

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