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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The word “tokmeh” means which of the following, per the novel?
(a) Toasted watermelon seeds.
(b) Toasted sesame seeds.
(c) Roasted pumpkin seeds.
(d) Pasted pepper seeds.

3. The comment that “Mint is the Borg of herbs” (208) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Kenning.
(d) Metaphor.

4. The word “desultorily” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Rebuking and denigrating.
(b) Focused and intent.
(c) Chipper and upbeat.
(d) Drifting and aimless.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. Which of the following is Darius wearing upon exiting Customs into Iran?

3. What color are the curtains in the room Darius is allotted in his grandparents’ house?

4. Which of the following does Darius receive as a Nowruz present from his grandparents?

5. How many siblings does Sohrab report having?

(see the answer key)

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