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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From a young age, Kimiâ had been sure that she would grow up to be a what?
(a) A woman.
(b) A heterosexual.
(c) A gay person.
(d) A man.

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

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

4. In Side A: Chapter 1, what sets Kimiâ apart from the other people around her?
(a) She is silent.
(b) She is dressed up.
(c) She has a partner and everyone else is alone.
(d) She is alone and everyone else has a partner.

5. Kimiâ states that she does not suffer from social anxiety when what condition is present?
(a) When she is speaking Arabic.
(b) When she is speaking French.
(c) When she is speaking English.
(d) When she is speaking Persian.

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

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

8. What had Darius been planning to do if he chose not to write a controversial article for the newspaper?
(a) Flee.
(b) Resign.
(c) Buy the newspaper.
(d) Retire.

9. Who had been trying to decide whether to write an article or to resign when the news arrived that Sara had gone into labor with Mina?
(a) Uncle Number Two.
(b) Uncle Number Six.
(c) Leïli.
(d) Darius.

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

11. Which character's "two sentences" are seen by Kimiâ to perfectly encapsulate "the Iranian woman's lot" (69)?
(a) Mina.
(b) Mirza-Ali.
(c) Emma.
(d) Sara.

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

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

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

15. To what band does Kimiâ allude within her discussion of integration in Chapter 6?
(a) The Smiths.
(b) The Cure.
(c) The Mars Volta.
(d) The Clash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Kimiâ's uncles calls frequent meetings with his brothers to talk about their daughters' reputations?

2. Which family member of Kimiâ's often told her and her sisters the story about Montazemolmolk?

3. What false meaning does Darius provide for the term "vagin" (106) when he lies about it?

4. With which country's philosophy regarding immigration does Kimiâ find fault in Side A: Chapter 6?

5. How old was Darius when he married Sara?

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