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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Darius bring to read on the trip to Iran?
(a) The Silmarillion.
(b) Lord of the Rings.
(c) Unfinished Tales.
(d) The Hobbit.

2. The term “baad gir” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Wind catcher.
(b) Place of worship.
(c) Sheep pen.
(d) Minaret.

3. Which of the following is the name of the nurse at Darius’s school?
(a) Ms. Killinger.
(b) Ms. Rachet.
(c) Ms. Ogawa.
(d) Ms. Nightingale.

4. What school does Darius attend?
(a) Chapel Hill Middle School.
(b) Franklin High School.
(c) Chapel Hill High School.
(d) Lincoln High School.

5. The word “klaxon” most nearly means which of the following?
(a) Stopping clattering.
(b) Alarm.
(c) Starting to clatter.
(d) Alien.

Short Answer Questions

1. The phrase “sobh bekheir” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?

2. The comment that “Alexander the Great was the Trent Bolger of Ancient Persia” (155) offers an example of which of the following?

3. Which soda does Javaneh prefer?

4. What work does Darius cite as the origin of the name “Sohrab”?

5. What celebration typically marks Sizdeh Bedar, per the novel?

(see the answer key)

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