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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Per the novel, how does the Big Book refer to self-pity?
(a) The weight.
(b) The nag.
(c) The grouch.
(d) The brainstorm.
2. Which of the following does Kareem Abdul-Jabbar quote in the novel?
(a) Agustin Blazquez.
(b) Herberto Padilla.
(c) Pablo Medina.
(d) Carlos Franqui.
3. 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 subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.
(c) The realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense to you anymore.
(d) The ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable.
4. Of what does Cyrus note Orkideh smells?
(a) Bay rum.
(b) Rosewater.
(c) Sandalwood.
(d) Lavender.
5. After whom does Arash long?
(a) Meena.
(b) Mira.
(c) Kira.
(d) Lyra.
6. Which of the following is brought to Cyrus after he collapses at the museum?
(a) A Snickers.
(b) A Mounds.
(c) A Whatchamacallit.
(d) A Butterfinger.
7. To which of the following does Cyrus’s mother compare herself and Leila?
(a) Doves.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Geese.
(d) Ducks.
8. Which of the following does Cyrus see in a dream-vision?
(a) David Berkowitz.
(b) Jeffrey Dahmer.
(c) Ted Bundy.
(d) Ed Gein.
9. What word does Cyrus hear called out by the crowd in the dream-vision he has of his father and Rumi?
(a) Lament.
(b) Threnody.
(c) Dirge.
(d) Elegy.
10. Zee buys an album from which of the following artists?
(a) Da Vinci’s Notebook.
(b) Blue Mammoth.
(c) Tyrannosaurus Rex.
(d) Mastodon.
11. In which of the following does Arash live?
(a) Markazi.
(b) Alborz.
(c) Semnan.
(d) Gilan.
12. What does Cyrus notice for sale outside the museum when he leaves it after collapsing?
(a) Meat pies.
(b) Biryanis.
(c) Knish.
(d) Samosas.
13. What spice does Orkideh note adding to her tea?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Allspice.
(c) Cardamom.
(d) Saffron.
14. Which of the following does Cyrus see after collapsing at the museum?
(a) Fleas.
(b) Ticks.
(c) Lampreys.
(d) Leeches.
15. Which of the following channels do Cyrus and Zee watch in their hotel room?
(a) TLC.
(b) CNN.
(c) HGTV.
(d) NY1.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following does Cyrus’s imagined young brother claim to love?
2. What is the name of Ferdowsi’s wife?
3. What, per Cyrus, is the mortal sin of the suicide?
4. In Iran, Ali has a record by which of the following?
5. What chant does Zee take up alongside Ali and Rumi in Cyrus’s dream-vision?
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