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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) Bazaar-e Tajrish.
(b) Jamshidieh Park.
(c) Niavaran Palace.
(d) Imamzadeh Saleh.

2. From which of the following does Cyrus’s mother fly to New York?
(a) Damascus.
(b) Ashgabat.
(c) Ankara.
(d) Baku.

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

4. Which of the following does Cyrus think he sees in the dream-vision featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
(a) Magnolia.
(b) Crepe myrtle.
(c) Dogwood.
(d) Wisteria.

5. To which of the following does Cyrus’s mother compare herself and Leila?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Geese.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Doves.

6. In what area had Ali done military service?
(a) Logistics.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Infantry.
(d) Communications.

7. Per the novel, how does the Big Book refer to self-pity?
(a) The grouch.
(b) The brainstorm.
(c) The nag.
(d) The weight.

8. How many couplets does the Shahnameh contain?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 75,000.

9. Which of the following does Cyrus think he sees in the dream-vision featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
(a) Cardinals.
(b) Goldfinches.
(c) Tanagers.
(d) Mockingbirds.

10. In what year did Orkideh divorce Sang Linh?
(a) 1993.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2005.
(d) 1997.

11. Cyrus sees a sign for which of the following after checking out of his hotel?
(a) Duane Reade.
(b) Walgreens.
(c) CVS.
(d) Eckerd.

12. Which of the following does Cyrus reference in his project?
(a) Michaelangelo.
(b) Raphael.
(c) Leonardo.
(d) Donatello.

13. What quotation accompanies the closure notice on Orkideh’s final installation?
(a) “Art is where what we survive survives.”
(b) “So long, and thanks for all the fish.”
(c) “All we are is dust in the wind.”
(d) “I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”

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

15. Who trains Arash in his peculiar assignment?
(a) Ar-Zimraphel.
(b) Arman.
(c) Archibald.
(d) Aratar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What moniker do Cyrus and Zee assign to the sitting President of the United States?

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

3. Which of the following is brought to Cyrus after he collapses at the museum?

4. What is the name of Ferdowsi’s son?

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

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