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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Cyrus’s college major?
(a) Accounting.
(b) English.
(c) Education.
(d) Mechanical Engineering.

2. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1995.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2025.
(d) 2005.

3. From where does Jean-Joseph come?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Congo.
(c) Eritrea.
(d) Guinea.

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

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

6. What prayer does Arash note had been his favorite?
(a) Isha.
(b) Fajr.
(c) Asr.
(d) Maghrib.

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

8. To which of the following does the hospital contrast Cyrus?
(a) James Dean.
(b) Charlie Sheen.
(c) Marlon Brando.
(d) Rock Hudson.

9. About which of the following is the first excerpt of Cyrus’s project the novel presents?
(a) Qu Yuan.
(b) Hypatia of Alexandria.
(c) Bhagat Singh.
(d) Bobby Sands.

10. To what city does Ali move himself and Cyrus?
(a) Terre Haute.
(b) South Bend.
(c) Muncie.
(d) Fort Wayne.

11. What rank does William M. Fogarty hold?
(a) Rear Admiral.
(b) Vice Admiral.
(c) Admiral.
(d) Commodore.

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

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

14. Which of the following had Cyrus been dating when he met Zee?
(a) Eileen.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Irene.
(d) Greta.

15. Where had Cyrus’s mother intended to meet Arash?
(a) Dubai.
(b) Bahrain.
(c) Qatar.
(d) Kuwait.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shoe does Cyrus wear?

2. Which of the following does Cyrus cite to Orkideh?

3. What ship shot down Flight 655?

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

5. To which of the following does Zee compare himself and Cyrus?

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