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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Side B: Chapters 3-5 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years after Mina's first rescue of her father does she save his life again?
(a) 23.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

2. Kimiâ describes punk music as a genre that "denounces the hypocrisy of" (267) what?
(a) War.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Class.
(d) Power.

3. Kimiâ says of her teenage years, "I think of my body as my only" (270) what?
(a) Country.
(b) Sanctuary.
(c) Home.
(d) Possession.

4. What action did Sara take after hugging Kimiâ and telling her about someone's death?
(a) She sent Kimiâ away.
(b) She collapsed on the floor.
(c) She burst into tears.
(d) She broke a cup.

5. At the very end of the epilogue, Kimiâ assures Sara that which character will "be home soon" (335)?
(a) Uncle Number Three.
(b) Emma.
(c) Mina.
(d) Darius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Darius resigned from the newspaper called Keyhan when a SAVAK agent was appointed to what position?

2. 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?

3. Kimiâ recalls Darius telling her that the "only weapon" (63) available to religious leaders was what?

4. To what location did Kimiâ go directly after being chastised by a particular family member in Side A: Chapter 10?

5. During the conversation depicted in the epilogue, Kimiâ finds out that Sara had known about what topic?

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