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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. What did the doctor tell Kimiâ would happen if she moved around before she has fully recuperated from her illness?
(a) She would lose her arm.
(b) She would become barren.
(c) She would never be able to feel love.
(d) She would always be poor.

2. What month of her pregnancy with Mina had Sara been entering when her water broke?
(a) The 9th.
(b) The 7th.
(c) The 8th.
(d) The 6th.

3. What items are described in the prologue as serving "up their own reality" (11)?
(a) Memories.
(b) Short order cooks.
(c) Religious leaders.
(d) Stereotypes.

4. What activity had Darius always undertaken while talking to Kimiâ about economics?
(a) He watered the plants.
(b) He ate his breakfast.
(c) He shaved.
(d) He fed the dogs.

5. How long after the wedding of Darius and Sara had Leïli been born?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 5 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Darius is said to have had a "spot" of what substance "on the middle finger of his right hand" (82) at the time he met Sara?

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

3. Kimiâ calls Sara and Darius "the most" what kind of "couple in the family" (84)?

4. Emma is said to be the sole person in the Sadr family of what nationality?

5. With what phrase does Kimiâ find fault in regard to members of the diaspora?

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