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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kimiâ states in Chapter 7 that "an exile" (140) is condemned to commit what act?
(a) To wander.
(b) To sleep.
(c) To leave.
(d) To exist.

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

3. What "compulsion" does Kimiâ report having "inherited from Sara" (83)?
(a) Counting.
(b) Plucking her eyelashes.
(c) Punctuality.
(d) Tidiness.

4. Which sea borders the province of Mazandaran in Iran?
(a) Black.
(b) Mediterranean.
(c) Caspian.
(d) Red.

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

6. How old was Kimiâ when she pretended to be interested in economics to gain the attention of her father Darius?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

7. Kimiâ uses all capital letters every time she refers to what two-word mysterious term used by her family members?
(a) The event.
(b) The incident.
(c) The tragedy.
(d) The end.

8. 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 become barren.
(d) She would always be poor.

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

10. With which country's philosophy regarding immigration does Kimiâ find fault in Side A: Chapter 6?
(a) Iran.
(b) Canada.
(c) The United States.
(d) France.

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

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

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

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

15. In the final words of the novel's prologue, Kimiâ states that she is taking what action?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Crying.
(c) Grieving.
(d) Waiting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Emma?

2. Kimiâ states that she does not suffer from social anxiety when what condition is present?

3. What kind of engagement keeps Pierre from being able to accompany Kimiâ to a particular wing of the hospital?

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

5. What is the first name of Kimiâ's father?

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