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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. Per the novel, how does the Big Book refer to resentment?
(a) The brainstorm.
(b) The grouch.
(c) The nag.
(d) The weight.

2. What does Cyrus notice for sale outside the museum when he leaves it after collapsing?
(a) Meat pies.
(b) Samosas.
(c) Knish.
(d) Biryanis.

3. To which of the following does Cyrus long to apologize after his collapse at the museum?
(a) Raph.
(b) Gabe.
(c) Uri.
(d) Mike.

4. What chant does Zee take up alongside Ali and Rumi in Cyrus’s dream-vision?
(a) “One Ring to rule them all.”
(b) “One of us!”
(c) “The simple fire that ate you.”
(d) “Lord, increase my bewilderment.”

5. How many couplets does the Shahnameh contain?
(a) 75,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Kareem Abdul-Jabbar quote in the novel?

2. What is the name of the docent who sees Cyrus collapse at the museum?

3. Which of the following does Cyrus cite for comments about grief?

4. What quotation accompanies the closure notice on Orkideh’s final installation?

5. Which of the following attends Ali’s funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the content of Shipping and Handling?

2. Why does Ferdowsi give away the copper he receives?

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

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

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

6. What does the docent who sees Cyrus collapse in the museum discuss with Cyrus?

7. Why does Cyrus posit Sang Linh is able to function so soon after Orkideh’s death?

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

9. Per Orkideh, what marks out grace?

10. How is Orkideh initially thought to have died?

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