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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 comment that Laleh “looked down, hiding the roses blossoming on her cheeks” (232) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.
2. 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.
3. Which of the following ends up as one of Sohrab and Darius’s teammates?
(a) Asghar.
(b) Soheil.
(c) Armin.
(d) Ali-Reza.
4. Which of the following trees lines the walkways of the public garden in Yazd Darius visits with Sohrab and his family?
(a) Walnut.
(b) Palm.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Oak.
5. Which of the following is Stephen’s favorite place to kiss Shirin when others are present?
(a) Cheek.
(b) Forehead.
(c) Temple.
(d) Corner of the mouth.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is Darius’s cousin Nazgol?
2. The comment that “my stomach jiggled like some sort of gelatinous non-humanoid life-form” (251) offers an example of which of the following?
3. Which of the following ends up as one of Sohrab and Darius’s teammates?
4. To what prison was Sohrab’s father transferred?
5. With whom does Darius note the Kellners had sent Farbia and Ardeshir a rice platter?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does Stephen give for having stopped telling Darius stories?
2. Why, per Darius, is sumac served as an accompaniment to chelo kabob?
3. What is sekanjabin in the novel?
4. What is the irony of Darius complaining to Sohrab about Stephen?
5. Why does Darius end up feeling sorry for Ali-Reza?
6. What does Darius note that he likes best of all in Sohrab?
7. Why does Darius note that Stephen’s chin scratches him?
8. What does Darius wonder about Ardeshir as he helps him set up card tables for serving chelo kabob?
9. Why, as Darius asserts to Sohrab at the Bahrami Nowruz celebration, is Stephen unhappy with him?
10. What reasons does Shirin give for not having taught Darius Farsi?
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