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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Darius is said to have had a "spot" of what substance "on the middle finger of his right hand" (82) at the time he met Sara?
(a) Ketchup.
(b) Grease.
(c) Blood.
(d) Ink.

6. To whom had Kimiâ told her ideas about "a cashless world" (64) in an attempt to get her father Darius's attention?
(a) Darius.
(b) Mina.
(c) Leïli.
(d) Sara.

7. How did Darius feel when he received the news that Sara had gone into labor and that he needed to get to the hospital immediately?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Elated.
(c) Scared.
(d) Frustrated.

8. What false meaning does Darius provide for the term "vagin" (106) when he lies about it?
(a) Menstruation.
(b) Boyfriend.
(c) Dress.
(d) Lubrication.

9. What kind of engagement keeps Pierre from being able to accompany Kimiâ to a particular wing of the hospital?
(a) Political.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Educational.
(d) Business-related.

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

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

12. Kimiâ recalls Darius telling her that the "only weapon" (63) available to religious leaders was what?
(a) Fear.
(b) Shame.
(c) Money.
(d) Deception.

13. Whose reputation and life is Darius attempting to save by lying about the meaning of the term "vagin" (106)?
(a) Shirin.
(b) Leïli.
(c) Emma.
(d) Sara.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From a young age, Kimiâ had been sure that she would grow up to be a what?

3. What "compulsion" does Kimiâ report having "inherited from Sara" (83)?

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

5. How old was Sara when she married Darius?

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