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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. The term “zandayi” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Father’s sister.
(b) Mother’s brother’s wife.
(c) Father’s brother’s wife.
(d) Mother’s sister.

2. To where had Ali-Reza been set to move?
(a) Kerman.
(b) Yazd.
(c) Shiraz.
(d) Tehran.

3. How many daughters does Jamsheed have?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

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

5. How tall is the baad gir in Yazd?
(a) 200 feet.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) 400 feet.
(d) 300 feet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Per Darius, in which season of Star Trek: The Next Generation is “Captain’s Holiday?”

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

4. How old is Darius’s cousin Navid?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is sky burial in the novel?

2. What occasions does Darius note prompt serving chelo kabob at his home?

3. What reason does Stephen give for having stopped telling Darius stories?

4. What does Darius note that he likes best of all in Sohrab?

5. What does Darius note wanting to learn from Simin, but which he is unable to ask after?

6. Why, per Darius, is kabob koobideh “the most suspicious-looking” of Persian foods (259-60)?

7. What are the three things Darius notes liking in Sohrab while walking with him and his family?

8. In the group soccer game Darius and Sohrab play against Ali-Reza and Hossein, there is a metaphor in the opposing team’s goal being “completely undefended” against Sohrab’s play (247)? What is the vehicle to the undefended goal’s tenor, and how is it connected?

9. What reasons does Shirin give for not having taught Darius Farsi?

10. Why does Darius begin to get angry with Laleh as they leave Ashkan’s store?

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