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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Darius note is incorporated into Persian ice cream?
(a) Saffron.
(b) Salt.
(c) Sage.
(d) Sumac.

2. The phrase “pedar sag” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Your father is a dog.
(b) Your mother is ugly.
(c) Your father smells of elderberries.
(d) Your mother is a dog.

3. The comment that “It was the U.S.S. Enterprise of toaster ovens” (167) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Kenning.
(d) Simile.

4. Why, in “Truck Nuts,” is Stephen obliged to brake while driving?
(a) In order to avoid running over a toddler.
(b) He isn’t.
(c) In order to avoid running on empty.
(d) In order to avoid running a red light.

5. Which of the following is among the names Laleh gives to the goldfish on the Kellner’s Haft-Seen?
(a) Bob.
(b) Tom.
(c) Dick
(d) Jim.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that “my stomach jiggled like some sort of gelatinous non-humanoid life-form” (251) offers an example of which of the following?

2. How old is Darius’s cousin Parviz?

3. Which of the following does Nazgol try to feed Darius along with chelo kabob?

4. The comment that “for a beautiful, poetic language, it sounded as harsh as Klingon when they fought” (79) offers an example of which of the following?

5. What color of cleats does Darius procure for Sohrab?

(see the answer key)

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