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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what wing of Cochin Hospital does Side A: Chapter 1 begin?
(a) Burn.
(b) Maternity.
(c) Intensive care.
(d) Fertility.

2. What term is NOT used to explain a certain character's aversion to escalators?
(a) Luxury.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Theft.
(d) Abuse.

3. Which of Kimiâ's sisters usually insists on calling her at the crack of dawn?
(a) Mina.
(b) Nour.
(c) Leïli.
(d) Sara.

4. What adjective does Kimiâ use to describe the nature of memory?
(a) Distant.
(b) Hazy.
(c) Strange.
(d) Imprecise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the final words of the novel's prologue, Kimiâ states that she is taking what action?

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

3. Kimiâ states in the prologue, "All I know is that these pages won't be" (13) what?

4. Kimiâ uses all capital letters every time she refers to what two-word mysterious term used by her family members?

5. From a young age, Kimiâ had been sure that she would grow up to be a what?

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