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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were Susan Hayward and Ava Gardner, the women Kimiâ names as her parents' favorites?
(a) Famous sociologists.
(b) Famous artists.
(c) Famous authors.
(d) Famous actors.

2. In what type of a dwelling did the Sadrs live after relocating to Paris?
(a) A motel.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A house.

3. Which character had been the most eager to leave Iran, according to Kimiâ?
(a) Mina.
(b) Leïli.
(c) Kimiâ.
(d) Sara.

4. What is NOT an adjective Kimiâ uses to describe Dr. Gautier?
(a) Pale.
(b) Tall.
(c) Sun-deprived.
(d) Old.

5. What color are Darius's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Hazel.

6. How many photographs from her childhood does Kimiâ possess?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

7. What color were Montazemolmolk's eyes, according to Kimiâ?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Hazel.

8. What was the first band Kimiâ discovered one day in a record shop?
(a) Fleetwood Mac.
(b) The Sex Pistols.
(c) Green Day.
(d) U2.

9. What country is Mina said to have idealized throughout her childhood?
(a) The United States.
(b) Spain.
(c) Greece.
(d) France.

10. For how many years had Ruhollah Khomeini been in exile before he returned to rule Iran?
(a) 5.
(b) 25.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

11. When the soldier in Side A: Chapter 9 shoots Mina, what part of her body does the bullet enter?
(a) Her foot.
(b) Her arm.
(c) Her ear.
(d) Her leg.

12. At whom is a soldier pointing a pistol when Mina vomits on the soldier's pant leg?
(a) Ramin.
(b) Sara.
(c) Darius.
(d) Kimiâ

13. What medical procedure does Kimiâ undergo at the end of Side A: Chapter 10?
(a) A pap smear.
(b) Artificial insemination.
(c) In vitro fertilization.
(d) A mammogram.

14. Kimiâ says of her teenage years, "I think of my body as my only" (270) what?
(a) Sanctuary.
(b) Home.
(c) Country.
(d) Possession.

15. What emotion had Darius felt about Kimiâ's childhood behavior not aligned with prescribed gender norms in Iran?
(a) Regret.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Denial.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location did Kimiâ hide when she saw "dozens of armed soldiers" (181) flow into the courtyard outside her family's apartment?

2. What promise does Kimiâ make to the person who rebukes her for "adding to [Sara's] suffering" (265)?

3. Kimiâ calls 1979 "the year of" (193) what?

4. What group is said to have viewed Darius as "a piece of intellectual scum" (237)?

5. Which character watched as Darius walked toward the mailbox to send his letter in Side A: Chapter 8?

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