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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many people were inside Darius's family's apartment the day it was raided?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Several.
(c) None.
(d) Scores.

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

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

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) Exile.
(d) Diaspora.

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

8. What part of Mina's body is said to be "a constant reminder that she'd paid her debt to" (262) Iran?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her foot.
(c) Her ear.
(d) Her eye.

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

10. 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) Climbing trees.
(b) Jumping.
(c) Laughing loudly.
(d) Spitting.

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

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

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

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

15. Which country earned the nickname of "the great Satan" (262) after Khomeini's ascent to power?
(a) The United States.
(b) Iran.
(c) Kurdistan.
(d) Iraq.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rebuked Kimiâ for upsetting their mother Sara with the change of her physical appearance?

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

3. To what location did Kimiâ go directly after being chastised by a particular family member in Side A: Chapter 10?

4. For how many years had Ruhollah Khomeini been in exile before he returned to rule Iran?

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

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