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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. What did the doctor tell Kimiâ would happen if she moved around before she has fully recuperated from her illness?

2. In what years were the two albums Kimiâ discusses in Chapter 7 released?

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

4. What had Darius been planning to do if he chose not to write a controversial article for the newspaper?

5. What activity had Darius always undertaken while talking to Kimiâ about economics?

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

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

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

5. In what way does Kimiâ acknowledge within the prologue her own fallibility as a narrator?

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

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

10. What explanation does Emma provide for the unexpected circumstances surrounding Kimiâ's birth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of family treated within Disoriental and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Djavadi's decision to include humor within the novel Disoriental. What purpose did Djavadi have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

Essay Topic 3

What is the function of Sara's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Djavadi in depicting Sara and include in your discussion the reasons that Djavadi portrays Sara in these particular ways.

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