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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. From a young age, Kimiâ had been sure that she would grow up to be a what?
(a) A heterosexual.
(b) A man.
(c) A woman.
(d) A gay person.

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

3. Sara told her children that she had always wanted to marry a man with which two features?
(a) A well-coiffed head of hair and brown eyes.
(b) Blue eyes and glasses.
(c) Green eyes and strong hands.
(d) Baldness and blue eyes.

4. What is the first name of Kimiâ's father?
(a) Marteen.
(b) Saddeq.
(c) Darius.
(d) Vahe.

5. Kimiâ calls Sara and Darius "the most" what kind of "couple in the family" (84)?
(a) Loving.
(b) Practical.
(c) Political.
(d) Modern.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Kimiâ when she pretended to be interested in economics to gain the attention of her father Darius?

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

4. From a young age, Kimiâ had been sure that she was a what?

5. What malady did Kimiâ contract in her childhood that caused a doctor to tell her she had to remain motionless?

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