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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. 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) Uncle Number Two.
(b) Uncle Number Six.
(c) Leïli.
(d) Darius.

2. What kind of engagement keeps Pierre from being able to accompany Kimiâ to a particular wing of the hospital?
(a) Business-related.
(b) Educational.
(c) Political.
(d) Romantic.

3. Kimiâ calls Sara and Darius "the most" what kind of "couple in the family" (84)?
(a) Loving.
(b) Practical.
(c) Modern.
(d) Political.

4. How old was Darius when he married Sara?
(a) 25.
(b) 45.
(c) 38.
(d) 45.

5. Kimiâ reports contracting a high fever how long after an object had been thrown through the Sadrs' apartment window?
(a) A few days.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) A few months.
(d) Nearly a year.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Darius had viewed parenthood in the way most people view what object, according to Kimiâ?

4. For how many years had Ruhollah Khomeini been in exile before he returned to rule Iran?

5. What false meaning does Darius provide for the term "vagin" (106) when he lies about it?

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