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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Side B: Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kimiâ calls 1979 "the year of" (193) what?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Tranquility.
(c) Implosion.
(d) Explosion.

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

3. For how many years had Ruhollah Khomeini been in exile before he returned to rule Iran?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

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

5. For how many years did Sara work on a book about her family's experiences before the book was complete?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is Montazemolmolk related to Kimiâ and her sisters?

2. Which character transformed from an extrovert to a "withdrawn, silent girl" (261) after her family's move to Paris?

3. In what band did Kimiâ's physical role model play?

4. Kimiâ says of her teenage years, "I think of my body as my only" (270) what?

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

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