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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does Kimiâ use to describe the nature of memory?
(a) Strange.
(b) Hazy.
(c) Imprecise.
(d) Distant.

2. What activity had Darius always undertaken while talking to Kimiâ about economics?
(a) He fed the dogs.
(b) He ate his breakfast.
(c) He watered the plants.
(d) He shaved.

3. What two adjectives are used to describe Darius's feelings about the upcoming coronation?
(a) Expensive and luxurious.
(b) Grotesque and ruinous.
(c) Corrupt and scandalous.
(d) Silly and frivolous.

4. To whom does Darius lie about the meaning of the term "vagin" (106)?
(a) Sara.
(b) Emma.
(c) Mother.
(d) Uncle Number Three.

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

6. What is the meaning of the Persian phrase "Amou Djan" (55)?
(a) Dear Uncle.
(b) Please do.
(c) Thank you.
(d) So sorry.

7. What does the Persian title "Shahanshahe" (90) mean, according to Kimiâ?
(a) Lord of lords.
(b) Prince of princes.
(c) King of kings.
(d) Deity of deities.

8. Kimiâ compares the process of exile to what biological process?
(a) Going through puberty.
(b) Being born.
(c) Dying.
(d) Giving birth.

9. What items are described in the prologue as serving "up their own reality" (11)?
(a) Short order cooks.
(b) Religious leaders.
(c) Memories.
(d) Stereotypes.

10. Darius had viewed parenthood in the way most people view what object, according to Kimiâ?
(a) A long wait in line.
(b) A ride at an amusement park.
(c) An African safari.
(d) A five-course meal.

11. What does the Persian title "Aryamehr" (90) mean, according to Kimiâ?
(a) Son of the Aryans.
(b) Sun of the Aryans.
(c) Daughter of the Aryans.
(d) King of the Aryans.

12. What is the first name of Kimiâ's father?
(a) Darius.
(b) Vahe.
(c) Saddeq.
(d) Marteen.

13. What did the doctor tell Kimiâ would happen if she moved around before she has fully recuperated from her illness?
(a) She would lose her arm.
(b) She would never be able to feel love.
(c) She would always be poor.
(d) She would become barren.

14. Emma is said to be the sole person in the Sadr family of what nationality?
(a) Armenian.
(b) Persian.
(c) Prussian.
(d) Indian.

15. Kimiâ states in the prologue, "All I know is that these pages won't be" (13) what?
(a) Linear.
(b) Uplifting.
(c) Clouded.
(d) Lucrative.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term is NOT used to explain a certain character's aversion to escalators?

3. What malady did Kimiâ contract in her childhood that caused a doctor to tell her she had to remain motionless?

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

5. To what band does Kimiâ allude within her discussion of integration in Chapter 6?

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