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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which group is said to have hated Darius because they believed he had turned Iran over to the mullahs?
(a) The conservatives.
(b) The Shah's supporters.
(c) The socialists.
(d) The communists.

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

4. How many of the two most valued physical characteristics in the Sadr family does Kimiâ claim to exhibit?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 1 and a half.

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

6. 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) 9.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

10. When Kimiâ returned home after a long period of absence, Sara hugged her and told her that which character had died?
(a) Darius.
(b) Khomeini.
(c) Mina.
(d) Emma.

11. Kimiâ states that Darius had treated her during her childhood like what kind of a son?
(a) Effete.
(b) Imaginary.
(c) False.
(d) Pretty.

12. At what type of locations has Kimiâ spent years looking for her family's photograph albums?
(a) Flea markets.
(b) Garbage dumps.
(c) Museums.
(d) Thrift stores.

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

14. 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) 1996.
(d) 1983.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who were Susan Hayward and Ava Gardner, the women Kimiâ names as her parents' favorites?

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

4. What action did Kimiâ take that resulted in Sara's decision to stop speaking to her for weeks?

5. How old was Kimiâ when she had a period of reading mostly poetry?

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