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

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

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

4. Which of the following channels do Cyrus and Zee watch in their hotel room?
(a) NY1.
(b) TLC.
(c) HGTV.
(d) CNN.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Cyrus think he sees in the dream-vision featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

2. Which of the following does Cyrus think he sees in the dream-vision featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

3. For which of the following terms does the novel present a definition?

4. Zee buys an album from which of the following artists?

5. What is the name of Ferdowsi’s son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comments does Cyrus make that lead to a falling-out with Zee?

2. What was the content of Shipping and Handling?

3. In the novel, what is a myth?

4. Why is Arash not allowed to provide water to other soldiers?

5. How is Ferdowsi commissioned to write the Shahnameh?

6. Per Orkideh, what marks out grace?

7. How does Cyrus explain his collapse in the museum to the docents?

8. Why had Arash listened to Allegri’s Miserere?

9. At what cost does Orkideh purchase a painting in Cyrus’s dream-vision?

10. How is Orkideh initially thought to have died?

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