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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Side A: Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. With what phrase does Kimiâ find fault in regard to members of the diaspora?
(a) Efforts to integrate.
(b) Efforts to assimilate.
(c) Efforts to ingratiate.
(d) Efforts to simulate.

4. How old was Darius when he married Sara?
(a) 45.
(b) 38.
(c) 45.
(d) 25.

5. Who had been especially surprised about Kimiâ's gender upon receiving the news of her arrival?
(a) Shirin.
(b) Mina.
(c) Sara.
(d) Emma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's title?

2. Which character watched as Darius walked toward the mailbox to send his letter in Side A: Chapter 8?

3. In what year did Ruhollah Khomeini return to rule Iran after the Shah was deposed?

4. What items does Emma use to predict the future, a time-honored tradition that has been passed down through generations?

5. Whose reputation and life is Darius attempting to save by lying about the meaning of the term "vagin" (106)?

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