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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. After whom does Arash long?
(a) Mira.
(b) Lyra.
(c) Kira.
(d) Meena.

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

3. What moniker do Cyrus and Zee assign to the sitting President of the United States?
(a) Invective.
(b) Obscenity.
(c) Insult.
(d) Derogation.

4. Which of the following does Cyrus think he sees in the dream-vision featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
(a) Crepe myrtle.
(b) Dogwood.
(c) Wisteria.
(d) Magnolia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Cyrus see in a dream-vision?

2. To which of the following does Cyrus’s mother compare Leila?

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

4. From where did Ferdowsi come?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the front desk clerk at Cyrus’s hotel ask him when he checks out?

2. Why does Sang Linh posit Orkideh did not tell Cyrus she was his mother?

3. To what does Cyrus ascribe his inability to focus on the now?

4. What gift does Orkideh give Cyrus for his project?

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

6. How is Orkideh initially thought to have died?

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

8. How is Ferdowsi commissioned to write the Shahnameh?

9. Why does Orkideh note the Mona Lisa is notable?

10. What is Cyrus’s early publication history?

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