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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. What country is Mina said to have idealized throughout her childhood?
(a) Greece.
(b) France.
(c) The United States.
(d) Spain.

2. What action did Kimiâ take that resulted in Sara's decision to stop speaking to her for weeks?
(a) She bleaches her hair blonde.
(b) She dyes her hair blue.
(c) She gets a lip piercing.
(d) She cuts her hair short.

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

4. How old was Kimiâ when she had a period of reading mostly poetry?
(a) 21.
(b) 16.
(c) 23.
(d) 18.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Kimiâ calls 1979 "the year of" (193) what?

2. Kimiâ describes in Side A: Chapter 8 Darius's composition of a long letter to whom?

3. What emotion had Darius felt about Kimiâ's childhood behavior not aligned with prescribed gender norms in Iran?

4. Which group is said to have believed that Darius was "a bourgeois agent of the CIA" (237)?

5. Which character transformed from an extrovert to a "withdrawn, silent girl" (261) after her family's move to Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What connection does Kimiâ point out between her experiences with fever in childhood and her experiences with drugs and alcohol in adulthood?

2. In Chapter 8, Kimiâ admits the lack of evidence she has to back up her story, saying, "I have no proof to show you. None. Not even a birth certificate. You'll just have to take my word for it" (160). What does she mean?

3. What change does Sara undergo during the transition from summer to fall in Side B: Chapter 2?

4. Provide an example from the novel when Djavadi uses a literary device to provide insight into Kimiâ's psyche.

5. What does Khomeini mean when he says publicly that "The pens must be broken" (210)?

6. For what reason does Kimiâ allude to the Hollywood actresses Ava Gardner and Susan Hayward in Chapter 9?

7. What event does Kimiâ associate with the "the day [Sara and Darius] became part of the political opposition" (167)?

8. Compare Mina's reaction with Leïli's reaction as they both struggle to adapt to a whole new life in France.

9. How does the narration that begins Side B: Chapter 1 differ from the narration provided within Side A?

10. What four-year endeavor does Sara undertake once the Sadr family is forced to flee to Paris and why does Kimia feel guilty in relation to Sara's endeavor?

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