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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pages in length did the letter described in Side A: Chapter 8 turn out to be?
(a) 336.
(b) 224.
(c) 112.
(d) 84.

2. Kimiâ describes in Side A: Chapter 8 Darius's composition of a long letter to whom?
(a) The magistrate.
(b) The editor-in-chief of his newspaper.
(c) The Shah.
(d) The king.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Which character watched as Darius walked toward the mailbox to send his letter in Side A: Chapter 8?
(a) Emma.
(b) Sara.
(c) Kimiâ.
(d) Uncle Number Two.

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

10. Kimiâ says that contrary to everyone's expectations, she ended up accomplishing what goal?
(a) Passing the bar exam.
(b) Getting into graduate school.
(c) Earning a high school diploma.
(d) Getting into community college.

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

12. What adjective does Kimiâ use to describe her teenage hips?
(a) Wide.
(b) Sensual.
(c) Narrow.
(d) Straight.

13. Who is said to have hated Darius for his "obsessive atheism" (237)?
(a) The mullahs.
(b) The Shah's supporters.
(c) The communists.
(d) The conservatives.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object was thrown through the Sadrs' window in Side A: Chapter 9?

2. Instead of going home from high school at lunchtime, Kimiâ began to go to what location?

3. What does Anna do when she finds out that Kimiâ is pregnant?

4. What color were Montazemolmolk's eyes, according to Kimiâ?

5. What action did Sara take after hugging Kimiâ and telling her about someone's death?

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