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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Side A: Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What malady did Kimiâ contract in her childhood that caused a doctor to tell her she had to remain motionless?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Measles.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Chicken Pox.

3. Whose reputation and life is Darius attempting to save by lying about the meaning of the term "vagin" (106)?
(a) Leïli.
(b) Shirin.
(c) Sara.
(d) Emma.

4. With what phrase does Kimiâ find fault in regard to members of the diaspora?
(a) Efforts to ingratiate.
(b) Efforts to assimilate.
(c) Efforts to simulate.
(d) Efforts to integrate.

5. Kimiâ states in Chapter 7 that "an exile" (140) is condemned to commit what act?
(a) To sleep.
(b) To exist.
(c) To wander.
(d) To leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of Chapter 2, Kimiâ receives a phone call telling her that which character has died?

2. By whom was Kimiâ's name chosen?

3. What is the real meaning of the term "vagin" (106) in Persian?

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

5. The novel's prologue focuses on whose aversion to the use of escalators?

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