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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Anna do when she finds out that Kimiâ is pregnant?
(a) She kisses Kimiâ.
(b) She high-fives Kimiâ.
(c) She starts to sob.
(d) She screams.

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

4. To what location did Kimiâ go directly after being chastised by a particular family member in Side A: Chapter 10?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) The shed.
(c) The forest.
(d) The swimming hole.

5. To what object does Kimiâ compare punk music?
(a) A firecracker.
(b) A bomb.
(c) A life preserver.
(d) A seatbelt.

6. What does Kimiâ's blue-and-white striped tee shirt symbolize within the narrative?
(a) Childishness.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Authenticity.
(d) Rage.

7. What adjective does Kimiâ use to describe her partner Anna's smile near the end of Side B: Chapter 2?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Impish.
(c) Crooked.
(d) Wry.

8. Who rebuked Kimiâ for upsetting their mother Sara with the change of her physical appearance?
(a) Mina.
(b) Emma.
(c) Leïli.
(d) Darius.

9. Kimiâ describes punk music as a genre that "denounces the hypocrisy of" (267) what?
(a) War.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Class.
(d) Power.

10. What promise does Kimiâ make to the person who rebukes her for "adding to [Sara's] suffering" (265)?
(a) She promises to increase her responsibilities for chores.
(b) She promises to apply to college.
(c) She promises to get a job.
(d) She promises to keep up her good grades.

11. Kimiâ describes her father Darius "tossing her into" (162) what body of water?
(a) The canal.
(b) The lake.
(c) The sea.
(d) The river.

12. Kimiâ calls 1979 "the year of" (193) what?
(a) Explosion.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Implosion.
(d) Tranquility.

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

14. Darius resigned from the newspaper called Keyhan when a SAVAK agent was appointed to what position?
(a) Editor-in-chief.
(b) Minister of propaganda.
(c) Lead correspondent.
(d) Lead writer.

15. Kimiâ is adamant when she tells the reader that which character felt responsible for all that had transpired in the Sadr family?
(a) Mina.
(b) Uncle Number Six.
(c) Darius.
(d) Sara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character transformed from an extrovert to a "withdrawn, silent girl" (261) after her family's move to Paris?

2. Kimiâ tells the reader of her story, "I have no proof to show you. None. Not even a" (160) what?

3. Sara had repeatedly asked her daughters to help her translate her book into what language?

4. Which group is said to have believed that Darius was "a bourgeois agent of the CIA" (237)?

5. At whom is a soldier pointing a pistol when Mina vomits on the soldier's pant leg?

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