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

2. What part of Mina's body is said to be "a constant reminder that she'd paid her debt to" (262) Iran?
(a) Her eye.
(b) Her ear.
(c) Her foot.
(d) Her leg.

3. Kimiâ describes punk music as a genre that "denounces the hypocrisy of" (267) what?
(a) Class.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Power.
(d) War.

4. In what way is Montazemolmolk related to Kimiâ and her sisters?
(a) He is their great-great-grandfather.
(b) He is their great-uncle.
(c) He is their grandfather.
(d) He is their great-grandfather.

5. What is the real meaning of the term "vagin" (106) in Persian?
(a) Sex.
(b) Vagina.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) A type of alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kimiâ states in Side A: Chapter 1 that Darius used to say that what part of the body is a "better listener than the ears" (21)?

2. Kimiâ tells the reader of her story, "I have no proof to show you. None. Not even a" (160) what?

3. Kimiâ compares the process of exile to what biological process?

4. What adjective does Kimiâ use to describe her teenage hips?

5. How many photographs from her childhood does Kimiâ possess?

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