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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. Sara had repeatedly asked her daughters to help her translate her book into what language?
(a) French.
(b) Persian.
(c) English.
(d) Arabic.

2. When Kimiâ returned home after a long period of absence, Sara hugged her and told her that which character had died?
(a) Khomeini.
(b) Darius.
(c) Emma.
(d) Mina.

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

4. The translation of what type of texts helped Kimiâ to learn English?
(a) Play scripts.
(b) Song lyrics.
(c) Short stories.
(d) Poems.

5. Who rebuked Kimiâ for upsetting their mother Sara with the change of her physical appearance?
(a) Emma.
(b) Mina.
(c) Darius.
(d) Leïli.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many photographs from her childhood does Kimiâ possess?

2. What action did Sara take after hugging Kimiâ and telling her about someone's death?

3. Darius returned to his family how many days after Khomeini's arrival in Iran?

4. How many pages in length did the letter described in Side A: Chapter 8 turn out to be?

5. What emotion had Darius felt about Kimiâ's childhood behavior not aligned with prescribed gender norms in Iran?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Khomeini mean when he says publicly that "The pens must be broken" (210)?

2. What connection does Kimiâ point out between her experiences with fever in childhood and her experiences with drugs and alcohol in adulthood?

3. What does Kimiâ's blue and white striped tee shirt symbolize within the narrative?

4. What two traits does Kimiâ lack, both of which are deemed desirable traits within her family?

5. How do the lines of communication between the members of the Sadr family change once the family is exiled and moves to Paris?

6. How does the narration that begins Side B: Chapter 1 differ from the narration provided within Side A?

7. In what ways do the themes of danger and courage come together within Darius's decision to write a particular letter?

8. How is the theme of isolation depicted within Side A: Chapter 8?

9. What is unusual about the footnote on page 263 within Side B: Chapter 2 and with what theme does it dovetail?

10. What does Kimiâ name as her "only country" and her "only homeland" (267) during her teens?

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