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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 "compulsion" does Kimiâ report having "inherited from Sara" (83)?

2. With what phrase does Kimiâ find fault in regard to members of the diaspora?

3. Kimiâ states in Side A: Chapter 1 that Darius used to say that what part of the body is a "better listener than the ears" (21)?

4. At the beginning of the marriage between Darius and Sara, how had the two felt about having children?

5. Who is Emma?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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)?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within Disoriental.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How and why does Djavadi incorporate the music motif into the narrative of Disoriental?

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