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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 was a what?
(a) A boy.
(b) A girl.
(c) A future doctor.
(d) A sea creature.

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

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

4. In a footnote, Kimiâ writes that Mazandaran is a province in what part of Iran?
(a) Western.
(b) Southern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Northern.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Once Darius believed that Kimiâ was interested in economics, he started to summon her at what time every day?

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

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

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