Code of Honor

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. After Darius’s videos are released, Kamran recognizes how his classmates treat him differently. He notes, “The crowd in the hall parted from me like they were a stream of water and I was a drop of oil.” Which of the following terms names the use of a literary device in this line?

A) Allusion

B) Simile

B) Personification

C) Allegory

2. Which of the following lessons did Kamran learn playing sports with Darius when he was younger?

A) How not to cry in front of others

B) How to make others fear you

C) How to be strong and keep going

D) How to be the best football player

3. Which of the following solutions best describes how Kamran and his family try to progress from the difficult situation with Darius?

A) Changing their names and moving

B) Ignoring the reporters outside their home

C) Removing Kamran from school

D) Cutting public ties with Darius

4. After a gruesome video is broadcast on CNN, Kamran begins to question: “What had happened to our Code? What happened to being the bravest of the brave and helping the helpless? What happened to killing all the monsters? What had happened to Darius?” Which of the following literary terms does Darius use in this quote?

A) Allegory

B) Alliteration

C) Allusion

D) Anaphora

5. Throughout the novel, what does Kamran continually have to defend about himself?

A) He was born in Iran.

B) His mother is a Christian.

C) He and his family are not Muslim.

D) Darius is not his biological brother.

6. How does Agent Hagan’s story mirror Kamran’s predicament?

A) It focuses on his identity as an American.

B) It questions the role of government in citizens’ lives.

C) It highlights the importance of loyalty to one’s beliefs.

D) It describes the different trajectories of two brothers.

7. Which of the following phrases best describes Agent Hagan’s personal struggle that he shares with Kamran?

A) Constantly second-guessing himself

B) Shamelessly supporting Darius

C) Fearlessly reprimanding his colleagues

D) Continuously doubting Kamran’s intuition

8. According to Dane, which of the following words is most important in self-defense?

A) Honor

B) Survival

C) Protection

D) Pride

9. Which of the following emotions best describes how Kamran feels entering the caves of Superstition Mountain?

A) Courageous

B) Fearful

C) Apathetic

D) Excited

10. What does Darius ask Kamran to do when Kamran finds him?

A) To trust him

B) To forget him

C) To kill for him

D) To punish him

11. Kamran makes the following observation: “I knew I’d always have an Achilles’ heel when it came to Darius[...]” Which of the following literary terms does Kamran use in this quote?

A) Allegory

B) Alliteration

C) Allusion

D) Anaphora

12. Which of the following words describes the mood in Chapters 79-88?

A) Serene

B) Pensive

C) Tumultuous

D) Progressive

13. Which of the following phrases best summarizes why the Black Widow sought mass destruction?

A) To avenge her husband’s death

B) To ruin the building where she was tortured

C) To infiltrate the government and destroy the CIA’s computer system

D) To become the leader of al-Qaeda

14. Which of the following phrases best describes the secret code between Darius and Kamran?

A) Islamic-Christian parables

B) Sports analogies

C) Childhood stories

D) Persian-English words

15. Why is Kamran uneasy about attending school again?

A) He is worried he will not pass his exams.

B) He realizes his friends are only fair-weather.

C) He is still in love with Julia.

D) He is suffering from Jimmy’s death.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Choose two symbols or motifs from the novel and describe their importance.

2. How does Kamran’s treatment by his peers change throughout the novel? Provide one example of this change.