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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. Which of the following is Cyrus prescribed by his university’s counseling services?
(a) Ativan.
(b) Paxil.
(c) Xanax.
(d) Zoloft.

2. From where does Edgar come?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) Panama.
(c) Costa Rica.
(d) El Salvador.

3. How tall is Cyrus?
(a) 6’3”.
(b) 5’6”.
(c) 6’6”.
(d) 6’0”.

4. At what institution does the novel begin?
(a) Garden City Community College.
(b) Keady University.
(c) Palo Alto College.
(d) Kansas State University.

5. What number is assigned to Arash as he processes into military service?
(a) 208.
(b) 42.
(c) 1612.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Cyrus’s mother intended to meet Arash?

2. On what day does Orkideh’s final installation open?

3. To which of the following does Zee compare himself and Cyrus?

4. What does Cyrus’s mother first make for Leila?

5. How old is Cyrus when he visits Orkideh at her installation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is an empty bottle a source of comfort for an airline traveler?

2. Why does Cyrus dislike Bluebarn?

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

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

5. Why does Ali caution Cyrus against admitting to his Iranian origin?

6. How does Cyrus quit smoking?

7. What is meant in the novel by Iranian ugliness?

8. What is the nature of Orkideh’s final installation?

9. What does Cyrus want most when God speaks back to him after 27 years?

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

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