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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Zee buys an album from which of the following artists?
(a) Dinah Washington.
(b) Sara Vaughan.
(c) Billie Holiday.
(d) Ella Fitzgerald.

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

3. Which of the following does Orkideh purchase in Cyrus’s dream-vision?
(a) Saturn Devouring His Son.
(b) Raft of Medusa.
(c) Great Wave.
(d) Landscape with the Fall of Icarus.

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

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

6. Per the novel, how does the Big Book refer to resentment?
(a) The grouch.
(b) The nag.
(c) The brainstorm.
(d) The weight.

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

8. What is reported as the literal translation of the Persian word for an eyebrow?
(a) Window-guard.
(b) Brow-rug.
(c) Face-caterpillar.
(d) Cloud-above.

9. In Iran, Ali has a record by which of the following?
(a) Aretha Franklin.
(b) Stevie Wonder.
(c) Michael Jackson.
(d) Diana Ross.

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

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

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

13. Which of the following is brought to Cyrus after he collapses at the museum?
(a) An orange.
(b) An apple.
(c) A banana.
(d) A pear.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Cyrus leave as a tip for the hotel housekeeper?

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

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

4. Which of the following does Cyrus hold as a hero?

5. Which of the following attends Ali’s funeral?

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