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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. To whom had Kimiâ told her ideas about "a cashless world" (64) in an attempt to get her father Darius's attention?
(a) Sara.
(b) Mina.
(c) Darius.
(d) Leïli.

2. Kimiâ states in Chapter 7 that "an exile" (140) is condemned to commit what act?
(a) To leave.
(b) To wander.
(c) To exist.
(d) To sleep.

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

4. Kimiâ recalls Darius telling her that the "only weapon" (63) available to religious leaders was what?
(a) Shame.
(b) Deception.
(c) Fear.
(d) Money.

5. In Side A: Chapter 1, what sets Kimiâ apart from the other people around her?
(a) She is dressed up.
(b) She has a partner and everyone else is alone.
(c) She is alone and everyone else has a partner.
(d) She is silent.

Short Answer Questions

1. The novel's prologue focuses on whose aversion to the use of escalators?

2. Kimiâ reports often relegating her instructions to a waiter or salesperson to how many words during her time living in Paris?

3. In what year was Mina born?

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

5. What is the real meaning of the term "vagin" (106) in Persian?

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