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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. Kimiâ calls 1979 "the year of" (193) what?
(a) Tranquility.
(b) Explosion.
(c) Implosion.
(d) Chaos.

2. What activity had Darius always undertaken while talking to Kimiâ about economics?
(a) He ate his breakfast.
(b) He fed the dogs.
(c) He watered the plants.
(d) He shaved.

3. How many photographs from her childhood does Kimiâ possess?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. In what month was Mina born?
(a) October.
(b) May.
(c) February.
(d) August.

5. What was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's title?
(a) King.
(b) Governor.
(c) Shah.
(d) Czar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kimiâ's name comes from term for "alchemy" (139) in what language?

2. How long after the wedding of Darius and Sara had Leïli been born?

3. Emma is said to be the sole person in the Sadr family of what nationality?

4. What term is NOT used to explain a certain character's aversion to escalators?

5. In the final words of the novel's prologue, Kimiâ states that she is taking what action?

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