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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the marriage between Darius and Sara, how had the two felt about having children?
(a) Darius had definitely wanted children, while Sara had not.
(b) Sara had definitely wanted children, while Darius had not.
(c) Both had wanted children.
(d) Neither had wanted children.

2. Which family member of Kimiâ's often told her and her sisters the story about Montazemolmolk?
(a) Uncle Number Two.
(b) Uncle Number Three.
(c) Uncle Number Six.
(d) Uncle Number Five.

3. Kimiâ calls Sara and Darius "the most" what kind of "couple in the family" (84)?
(a) Loving.
(b) Political.
(c) Modern.
(d) Practical.

4. What items are described in the prologue as serving "up their own reality" (11)?
(a) Short order cooks.
(b) Stereotypes.
(c) Memories.
(d) Religious leaders.

5. What activity had Darius always undertaken while talking to Kimiâ about economics?
(a) He watered the plants.
(b) He fed the dogs.
(c) He shaved.
(d) He ate his breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kimiâ states in the prologue, "All I know is that these pages won't be" (13) what?

2. Kimiâ states in Side A: Chapter 1 that Darius used to say that what part of the body is a "better listener than the ears" (21)?

3. In Side A: Chapter 1, what sets Kimiâ apart from the other people around her?

4. What malady did Kimiâ contract in her childhood that caused a doctor to tell her she had to remain motionless?

5. Which character's "two sentences" are seen by Kimiâ to perfectly encapsulate "the Iranian woman's lot" (69)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kimiâ's understanding of the source of her social anxiety?

2. To what natural human process does Kimiâ compare exile and why?

3. What significant event occurs on October 25, 1967 within the Sadr family?

4. For what reason does Kimiâ's sister Leïli call her early in the morning at the start of Chapter 2?

5. Provide an example from the text when Djavadi's use of the confessional tone interacts with the idea of storytelling.

6. On what two occasions had Mina saved Darius's life, according to Kimiâ?

7. What does the escalator symbolize within the prologue of Disoriental?

8. Name one theme depicted within the epigraph of the novel Disoriental.

9. How does Kimiâ portray "the Iranian woman's lot" in Side A: Chapter 4?

10. What connection does Darius draw between organized religion and fear?

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