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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What article of clothing receives attention in “Captain’s Holiday,” per Darius?
(a) Bronze hat.
(b) Silver trunks.
(c) Gold leggings.
(d) Copper shirt.

3. The term “merci” means which of the following in the novel?
(a) Thank you.
(b) Shut up.
(c) Hello.
(d) Goodbye.

4. The comparison Darius makes between Nowruz and Christmas at the beginning of “My Cousin, the Ringwraith” is an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Kenning.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Conceit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following parts of Darius’s bicycle comes up missing?

2. How old is Darius’s cousin Navid?

3. For what company does Stephen work?

4. The comment that Darius “didn’t know how he did it. How he adapted himself to get along with all the Bahrami men, like a chameleon” (188) offers an example of which of the following?

5. Under which of the following does the car that takes Darius from the Tehran airport to his grandparents’ house park upon arrival?

(see the answer key)

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