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

2. What emotion had Darius felt about Kimiâ's childhood behavior not aligned with prescribed gender norms in Iran?
(a) Resentment.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Denial.
(d) Regret.

3. What was the first band Kimiâ discovered one day in a record shop?
(a) Green Day.
(b) Fleetwood Mac.
(c) U2.
(d) The Sex Pistols.

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

5. At whom is a soldier pointing a pistol when Mina vomits on the soldier's pant leg?
(a) Sara.
(b) Kimiâ
(c) Darius.
(d) Ramin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group is said to have viewed Darius as "a piece of intellectual scum" (237)?

2. Darius resigned from the newspaper called Keyhan when a SAVAK agent was appointed to what position?

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

4. In what year did Ruhollah Khomeini return to rule Iran after the Shah was deposed?

5. Kimiâ's secret reason for swimming is that she wants a body like which punk musician?

Short Essay Questions

1. Characterize the relationship between Kimiâ and her father Darius during Kimiâ's childhood.

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

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

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

6. In what ways do the themes of danger and courage come together within Darius's decision to write a particular letter?

7. What transformation does Mina undergo as a result of the family's relocation to France and why is it ironic?

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

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

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

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