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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 weight.
(b) The brainstorm.
(c) The grouch.
(d) The nag.

2. Which of the following does Cyrus see in a dream-vision?
(a) Ed Gein.
(b) Ted Bundy.
(c) David Berkowitz.
(d) Jeffrey Dahmer.

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

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

5. Cyrus sees a sign for which of the following after checking out of his hotel?
(a) Walgreens.
(b) Duane Reade.
(c) Eckerd.
(d) CVS.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following had been one of Orkideh’s installations?

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

3. What moniker do Cyrus and Zee assign to the sitting President of the United States?

4. From which of the following does Cyrus’s mother fly to New York?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Cyrus’s early publication history?

5. Per Orkideh, what marks out grace?

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

7. In the novel, what is a myth?

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

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

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

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