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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The novel's prologue focuses on whose aversion to the use of escalators?

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

3. Which of Kimiâ's sisters usually insists on calling her at the crack of dawn?

4. How old was Sara when she married Darius?

5. Kimiâ compares the process of exile to what biological process?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What message does Djavadi send about the trauma associated with being exiled from one's own homeland?

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

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

5. What distinction does Kimia make between the two terms of Sara and Mom and what is her purpose in doing so?

6. What sort of evidence does Kimiâ provide in order to back up her claim that the phrase "effort to integrate" lacks both "sincerity and openness" (111)?

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

8. Provide an example of a social situation in which Kimiâ feels anxiety.

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

10. In what way does the significant event on October 25, 1967 solve a dilemma for Darius?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Disoriental and analyze Djavadi’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 2

Trace the characterization arc of Kimiâ’s character throughout the novel Disoriental. Discuss whether Kimiâ is a round or flat character and whether Kimiâ is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 3

Choose an object from Disoriental, such as the baseball cap, the striped tee shirt, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

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