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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is among the sites recommended by the second Iranian customs officer Darius encounters?
(a) Masjid-e-Jameh.
(b) Ruins of Persepolis.
(c) Tower of Winds.
(d) Azadi Tower.

2. The term “azan” carries what meaning, per the novel?
(a) Call for alms.
(b) Call for dinner.
(c) Call to arms.
(d) Call to prayer.

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

4. What color headscarf does Laleh wear to arrive in Iran?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Pink.

5. Per Darius, in which season of Star Trek: The Next Generation is “Captain’s Holiday?”
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Third.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term “merci” means which of the following in the novel?

2. In the comment that “for a beautiful, poetic language, it sounded as harsh as Klingon when they fought” (79), which of the following is the antecedent to the pronoun “it”?

3. The comment that “My mother was as strong and enduring as the Towers of Silence” (288) offers an example of which of the following?

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

5. To which of the following songs does Darius listen alongside Fariba?

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