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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Side A: Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character's "two sentences" are seen by Kimiâ to perfectly encapsulate "the Iranian woman's lot" (69)?
(a) Emma.
(b) Mirza-Ali.
(c) Sara.
(d) Mina.

2. Who had been trying to decide whether to write an article or to resign when the news arrived that Sara had gone into labor with Mina?
(a) Darius.
(b) Uncle Number Two.
(c) Leïli.
(d) Uncle Number Six.

3. The novel's prologue focuses on whose aversion to the use of escalators?
(a) Sara.
(b) Marteen.
(c) Darius.
(d) Mina.

4. Kimiâ reports often relegating her instructions to a waiter or salesperson to how many words during her time living in Paris?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

5. In what year did Darius resign from the Iranian newspaper called Keyhan?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1985.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had been especially surprised about Kimiâ's gender upon receiving the news of her arrival?

2. What items does Emma use to predict the future, a time-honored tradition that has been passed down through generations?

3. Which character watched as Darius walked toward the mailbox to send his letter in Side A: Chapter 8?

4. What does the Persian title "Shahanshahe" (90) mean, according to Kimiâ?

5. In what year was Mina born?

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