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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what band did Kimiâ's physical role model play?
(a) The Sex Pistols.
(b) The Ramones.
(c) X.
(d) Bauhaus.

2. For how many years did Sara work on a book about her family's experiences before the book was complete?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

3. Kimiâ's secret reason for swimming is that she wants a body like which punk musician?
(a) Ian Curtis.
(b) Peter Murphy.
(c) Joe Strummer.
(d) Siouxsie Sioux.

4. Sara had repeatedly asked her daughters to help her translate her book into what language?
(a) Persian.
(b) French.
(c) Arabic.
(d) English.

5. In what year did Ruhollah Khomeini return to rule Iran after the Shah was deposed?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1981.

6. Kimiâ states, "People always think hard times bring you closer together, but that's not the case with" (264) what?
(a) Immigration.
(b) Emigration.
(c) Diaspora.
(d) Exile.

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

8. Which character transformed from an extrovert to a "withdrawn, silent girl" (261) after her family's move to Paris?
(a) Kimiâ.
(b) Mina.
(c) Leïli.
(d) Emma.

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

10. Kimiâ reports contracting a high fever how long after an object had been thrown through the Sadrs' apartment window?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A few days.
(c) Nearly a year.
(d) A few months.

11. Darius returned to his family how many days after Khomeini's arrival in Iran?
(a) 13.
(b) 8.
(c) 26.
(d) 3.

12. What activity does Kimiâ NOT mention as one of her favorite childhood activities?
(a) Running.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Skipping rope.
(d) Climbing trees.

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

14. What is NOT listed as one of the activities in which Kimiâ had been engaging when she was chastised by a family member in Side A: Chapter 10?
(a) Spitting.
(b) Climbing trees.
(c) Laughing loudly.
(d) Jumping.

15. In what year did hundreds of oppositionists begin to gather at Darius's home every Friday morning at eight o'clock?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1996.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kimiâ is adamant when she tells the reader that which character felt responsible for all that had transpired in the Sadr family?

2. Which one of Kimiâ's family members told her that if she kept up her behavior, people would think she was a lesbian?

3. What country is Mina said to have idealized throughout her childhood?

4. Dr. Gautier's specialty within the infertility field is helping patients in what circumstance?

5. What was the first band Kimiâ discovered one day in a record shop?

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