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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. Which character does Emma predict will be a boy?
(a) Leïli.
(b) Sara.
(c) Mina.
(d) Kimiâ.

2. In what year did hundreds of oppositionists begin to gather at Darius's home every Friday morning at eight o'clock?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1978.

3. Kimiâ states, "People always think hard times bring you closer together, but that's not the case with" (264) what?
(a) Immigration.
(b) Exile.
(c) Emigration.
(d) Diaspora.

4. Kimiâ describes her father Darius "tossing her into" (162) what body of water?
(a) The canal.
(b) The river.
(c) The lake.
(d) The sea.

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) 3.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Side A: Chapter 5, Kimiâ states, "I'm the granddaughter of a woman born into a" (86) what?

3. Which group is said to have hated Darius because they believed he had turned Iran over to the mullahs?

4. Who had been especially surprised about Kimiâ's gender upon receiving the news of her arrival?

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

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