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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Through which of the following does Leila drag Cyrus’s mother?
(a) Imamzadeh Saleh.
(b) Jamshidieh Park.
(c) Niavaran Palace.
(d) Bazaar-e Tajrish.

2. Which of the following does Cyrus see in a dream-vision?
(a) Ed Gein.
(b) David Berkowitz.
(c) Jeffrey Dahmer.
(d) Ted Bundy.

3. Which of the following does Cyrus cite for comments about grief?
(a) Pliny.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Cato.
(d) Virgil.

4. In what colors is Rumi dressed when he appears in Cyrus’s dream-vision?
(a) Green and black.
(b) Black and orange.
(c) Orange and purple.
(d) Purple and green.

5. What does Cyrus notice for sale outside the museum when he leaves it after collapsing?
(a) Samosas.
(b) Biryanis.
(c) Meat pies.
(d) Knish.

6. Which of the following does Cyrus’s mother watch with Leila?
(a) A gnu.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A honey badger.
(d) A rhinoceros.

7. What chant does Zee take up alongside Ali and Rumi in Cyrus’s dream-vision?
(a) “One Ring to rule them all.”
(b) “Lord, increase my bewilderment.”
(c) “The simple fire that ate you.”
(d) “One of us!”

8. How does the novel render the term “negargari”?
(a) Carolingian majuscules.
(b) Byzantine miniatures.
(c) Mughal frescoes.
(d) Alexandrian icons.

9. Which of the following does Kareem Abdul-Jabbar quote in the novel?
(a) Carlos Franqui.
(b) Herberto Padilla.
(c) Agustin Blazquez.
(d) Pablo Medina.

10. Which of the following does Cyrus cite for comments about grief?
(a) Mehmet Ran.
(b) Attilâ İlhan.
(c) Cemâl Süreya.
(d) Nazim Hikmet.

11. For which of the following terms does the novel present a definition?
(a) Terrible.
(b) Atrocious.
(c) Barbaric.
(d) Horrific.

12. To which of the following does Cyrus compare himself?
(a) Othello.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Coriolanus.
(d) Macbeth.

13. What, per Cyrus, is the mortal sin of the martyr?
(a) Pride.
(b) Sloth.
(c) Greed.
(d) Envy.

14. What name does Cyrus give to his imagined younger brother?
(a) Bach.
(b) Brahms.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Berlioz.

15. How much does Cyrus leave as a tip for the hotel housekeeper?
(a) $60.
(b) $20.
(c) $40.
(d) $100.

Short Answer Questions

1. Per the novel, how does the Big Book refer to resentment?

2. What, per Cyrus, is the mortal sin of the suicide?

3. In Iran, Ali has a record by which of the following?

4. Which of the following does Cyrus’s imagined young brother claim to love?

5. Which of the following does Cyrus think he sees in the dream-vision featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

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