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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. In what year was Mina born?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1961.

2. What object was thrown through the Sadrs' window in Side A: Chapter 9?
(a) A grenade.
(b) A rock.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A brick.

3. At the start of Chapter 2, Kimiâ receives a phone call telling her that which character has died?
(a) Darius.
(b) Uncle Number Two.
(c) Sara.
(d) Uncle Number Six.

4. In what years were the two albums Kimiâ discusses in Chapter 7 released?
(a) 1981 and 1984.
(b) 1977 and 1979.
(c) 1992 and 1994.
(d) 1989 and 1990.

5. In what location did Kimiâ hide when she saw "dozens of armed soldiers" (181) flow into the courtyard outside her family's apartment?
(a) In a shed.
(b) Up in a tree.
(c) On the roof.
(d) A neighbor's apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Darius feel when he received the news that Sara had gone into labor and that he needed to get to the hospital immediately?

2. What items are described in the prologue as serving "up their own reality" (11)?

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

4. Kimiâ describes in Side A: Chapter 8 Darius's composition of a long letter to whom?

5. What activity does Kimiâ NOT mention as one of her favorite childhood activities?

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