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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what language does Cyrus remark “orkideh” means “orchid”?
(a) Farsi.
(b) Caspian.
(c) Pashto.
(d) Arabic.

2. Which of the following does Zee idolize?
(a) Gene Krupa.
(b) Max Roach.
(c) Louie Bellson.
(d) Buddy Rich.

3. Where is Cyrus injured by an axe?
(a) Left hand.
(b) Right foot.
(c) Left foot.
(d) Right hand.

4. How old is Cyrus when he visits Orkideh at her installation?
(a) 55.
(b) 28.
(c) 54.
(d) 29.

5. To which of the following is Arash compared?
(a) Michael.
(b) Uriel.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Raphael.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the coffee shop run by an AA member?

2. To what city does Ali move himself and Cyrus?

3. What medical student does Cyrus harangue?

4. Who provides the epigraph to the novel?

5. Which of the following had Cyrus been dating when he met Zee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gabe rebuke Cyrus for his pretense of mysticism?

2. Why does Ali like Westerns?

3. Why does Ali hate baby formula?

4. How does Cyrus’s mother know she is pregnant with him?

5. For what does Lisa Simpson rebuke Cyrus’s mother?

6. Why does Jude recommend Zee and Cyrus use a tire?

7. What is the nature of Cyrus’s work at the hospital?

8. How does Cyrus describe his experience of sobriety to his AA group?

9. Why is there a bounty for Cyrus’s mother?

10. What is the grief leave policy at Cyrus’s university?

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