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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. At the beginning of Side A: Chapter 5, Kimiâ states, "I'm the granddaughter of a woman born into a" (86) what?

2. What activity had Darius been doing in his office when he got the news that Sara's water had broken?

3. What items are described in the prologue as serving "up their own reality" (11)?

4. Sara told her children that she had always wanted to marry a man with which two features?

5. Darius is said to have had a "spot" of what substance "on the middle finger of his right hand" (82) at the time he met Sara?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way does the music motif arise within Kimiâ's discussion of integration?

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

5. Discuss an incident during Kimiâ's childhood that teaches her to distrust male authority figures.

6. What object does Djavadi use to indicate Darius's feelings about fatherhood?

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

8. How is the theme of loss intertwined with the theme of transformation within Chapter 3?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel Disoriental and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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

Discuss Djavadi's choice to have the story of Disoriental told by a first-person narrator who speaks directly to the reader throughout the novel. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Djavadi’s intended effects on the reader?

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