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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Mina born?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1967.

2. In a footnote, Kimiâ writes that Mazandaran is a province in what part of Iran?
(a) Western.
(b) Northern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Southern.

3. The novel's prologue focuses on whose aversion to the use of escalators?
(a) Darius.
(b) Mina.
(c) Sara.
(d) Marteen.

4. Once Darius believed that Kimiâ was interested in economics, he started to summon her at what time every day?
(a) The afternoon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) The morning.
(d) The evening.

5. In what month was Mina born?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) February.
(d) October.

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

7. What items does Emma use to predict the future, a time-honored tradition that has been passed down through generations?
(a) Coffee grounds.
(b) Grains of sand.
(c) Crystals.
(d) Tea leaves.

8. Kimiâ calls Sara and Darius "the most" what kind of "couple in the family" (84)?
(a) Practical.
(b) Political.
(c) Modern.
(d) Loving.

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

10. How old was Darius when he married Sara?
(a) 45.
(b) 45.
(c) 25.
(d) 38.

11. What was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's title?
(a) King.
(b) Governor.
(c) Shah.
(d) Czar.

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

13. Sara told her children that she had always wanted to marry a man with which two features?
(a) Blue eyes and glasses.
(b) A well-coiffed head of hair and brown eyes.
(c) Green eyes and strong hands.
(d) Baldness and blue eyes.

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

15. At the beginning of the marriage between Darius and Sara, how had the two felt about having children?
(a) Sara had definitely wanted children, while Darius had not.
(b) Neither had wanted children.
(c) Darius had definitely wanted children, while Sara had not.
(d) Both had wanted children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kimiâ uses all capital letters every time she refers to what two-word mysterious term used by her family members?

2. Which sea borders the province of Mazandaran in Iran?

3. What two adjectives are used to describe Darius's feelings about the upcoming coronation?

4. Emma is said to be the sole person in the Sadr family of what nationality?

5. Which character does Emma predict will be a boy?

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