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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. From a young age, Kimiâ had been sure that she was a what?
(a) A boy.
(b) A sea creature.
(c) A girl.
(d) A future doctor.

2. Which one of Kimiâ's family members told her that if she kept up her behavior, people would think she was a lesbian?
(a) Leïli.
(b) Mina.
(c) Darius.
(d) Sara.

3. How many of the two most valued physical characteristics in the Sadr family does Kimiâ claim to exhibit?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 1 and a half.
(d) 0.

4. Kimiâ tells the reader of her story, "I have no proof to show you. None. Not even a" (160) what?
(a) Journal entry.
(b) Passport.
(c) Photograph.
(d) Birth certificate.

5. Kimiâ's secret reason for swimming is that she wants a body like which punk musician?
(a) Siouxsie Sioux.
(b) Joe Strummer.
(c) Ian Curtis.
(d) Peter Murphy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kimiâ states in the prologue, "All I know is that these pages won't be" (13) what?

2. In what year was Mina born?

3. When the soldier in Side A: Chapter 9 shoots Mina, what part of her body does the bullet enter?

4. At the start of Chapter 2, Kimiâ receives a phone call telling her that which character has died?

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

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