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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Ardeshir spend watering his fig trees?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

2. The word “robe” means which of the following, per the novel?
(a) Currant jelly.
(b) Fig jam.
(c) Pepper sauce.
(d) Pomegranate molasses.

3. At what time does Darius wake to begin his trip to Iran?
(a) Noon.
(b) Three in the morning.
(c) Three in the afternoon.
(d) Midnight.

4. What size shoe does Sohrab wear?
(a) 40.
(b) 12.
(c) 44.
(d) 4.

5. Which faith does Sohrab practice?
(a) Zoroastrianism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Secular humanism.
(d) Bahá’í.

Short Answer Questions

1. The phrase “Persians are even more meticulous than Hobbits” (87) offers an example of which of the following?

2. What size shoe does Darius wear?

3. What color headscarf does Shirin wear to arrive in Iran?

4. What school does Darius attend?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What activities does Darius report undertaking with Laleh that he does not disclose to others?

2. Why does Darius consider Javaneh brave?

3. What reasons does Darius give for not eating falafel at home?

4. What does Darius note are his main areas of Farsi knowledge?

5. What is Ardeshir doing when Darius first sees him in Iran?

6. What reasons does Darius give for Stephen laughing after his backpack is broken?

7. What is Surrender Cobra?

8. What reasons does Darius give for mistrusting his mother’s assertion that his eyes are beautiful?

9. Darius considers shouting at the second customs officer he encounters in Iran. What does he consider shouting, and why does he refrain from doing so?

10. How does Darius relate his mother’s early misunderstanding of taarof with his father’s parents?

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