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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. What is the meaning of the Persian phrase "Amou Djan" (55)?
(a) Thank you.
(b) So sorry.
(c) Dear Uncle.
(d) Please do.

2. Kimiâ's name comes from term for "alchemy" (139) in what language?
(a) Persian.
(b) Arabic.
(c) French.
(d) Russian.

3. What is the real meaning of the term "vagin" (106) in Persian?
(a) Sex.
(b) A type of alcohol.
(c) Vagina.
(d) Tobacco.

4. Which family member of Kimiâ's often told her and her sisters the story about Montazemolmolk?
(a) Uncle Number Three.
(b) Uncle Number Five.
(c) Uncle Number Six.
(d) Uncle Number Two.

5. At the beginning of the marriage between Darius and Sara, how had the two felt about having children?
(a) Sara had definitely wanted children, while Darius had not.
(b) Both had wanted children.
(c) Darius had definitely wanted children, while Sara had not.
(d) Neither had wanted children.

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. Kimiâ states that she does not suffer from social anxiety when what condition is present?

3. Kimiâ states in Side A: Chapter 1 that Darius used to say that what part of the body is a "better listener than the ears" (21)?

4. What "compulsion" does Kimiâ report having "inherited from Sara" (83)?

5. Which sea borders the province of Mazandaran in Iran?

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