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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. Kimiâ tells the reader of her story, "I have no proof to show you. None. Not even a" (160) what?
(a) Birth certificate.
(b) Photograph.
(c) Journal entry.
(d) Passport.

2. Kimiâ's secret reason for swimming is that she wants a body like which punk musician?
(a) Siouxsie Sioux.
(b) Joe Strummer.
(c) Peter Murphy.
(d) Ian Curtis.

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

4. 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) The forest.
(c) The shed.
(d) Her bedroom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Kimiâ's family members told her that if she kept up her behavior, people would think she was a lesbian?

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

3. What is NOT an adjective Kimiâ uses to describe Dr. Gautier?

4. What adjective does Kimiâ use to describe her partner Anna's smile near the end of Side B: Chapter 2?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what purpose does Djavadi weave the music motif into the footnote for the title page of Side B?

3. What do the Sadr family's photograph albums discussed in Chapter 8 symbolize?

4. What clues does Djavadi provide that suggest dangerous conditions for the Sadr family, even after they reach France?

5. For what different reasons do four different groups launch public attacks on Darius once the family flees to France?

6. What two traits does Kimiâ lack, both of which are deemed desirable traits within her family?

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

8. 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?

9. What does Kimiâ name as her "only country" and her "only homeland" (267) during her teens?

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

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