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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which one of Kimiâ's family members told her that if she kept up her behavior, people would think she was a lesbian?
(a) Darius.
(b) Mina.
(c) Sara.
(d) Leïli.

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

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

8. What format of recorded music is featured within a footnote on the Side B title page?
(a) Cassette tapes.
(b) 45 rpm records.
(c) 8-tracks.
(d) Compact discs.

9. Mina is said to have "inherited" her "sharp sense of humor" (261) from which character?
(a) Sara.
(b) Emma.
(c) Leïli.
(d) Kimiâ.

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

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

12. Kimiâ says of her teenage years, "I think of my body as my only" (270) what?
(a) Country.
(b) Home.
(c) Sanctuary.
(d) Possession.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Side B: Chapter 1 begins by including a journal entry written by which character?

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

3. When Kimiâ returned home after a long period of absence, Sara hugged her and told her that which character had died?

4. How many of the two most valued physical characteristics in the Sadr family does Kimiâ claim to exhibit?

5. Kimiâ reports contracting a high fever how long after an object had been thrown through the Sadrs' apartment window?

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