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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 reference in his project?
(a) Raphael.
(b) Michaelangelo.
(c) Donatello.
(d) Leonardo.

2. What is the name of Leila’s neighbor?
(a) Nafiz.
(b) Shimla.
(c) Nalani.
(d) Zaynab.

3. In which of the following does Arash live?
(a) Markazi.
(b) Semnan.
(c) Alborz.
(d) Gilan.

4. Which of the following works does Cyrus notice in the museum hosting Orkideh’s last installation?
(a) Donner Party.
(b) Dinner Party.
(c) Last Supper.
(d) Evening Meal.

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

6. How does the novel render the term “sonder”?
(a) The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.
(b) The realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense to you anymore.
(c) The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.
(d) The ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable.

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

8. How does the novel render the term “dudusch”?
(a) Father.
(b) Sister.
(c) Mother.
(d) Brother.

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

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

11. What is the name of Ferdowsi’s son?
(a) Rostam.
(b) Zahhak.
(c) Esfandiyār.
(d) Sohrab.

12. What is the name of the docent who sees Cyrus collapse at the museum?
(a) Rochak.
(b) Amar.
(c) Hassan.
(d) Prateek.

13. Who is Arash’s assistant?
(a) Ghashmira.
(b) Mayssa.
(c) Mayssa.
(d) Yousra.

14. What television program do Cyrus and Zee discuss?
(a) Home Improvement.
(b) Futurama.
(c) Frasier.
(d) The Honeymooners.

15. From where did Ferdowsi come?
(a) Neqab.
(b) Kardeh.
(c) Tus.
(d) Kharv.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following does Cyrus cite for comments about grief?

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

5. Per the novel, how does the Big Book refer to self-pity?

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