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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. In what year was Mina born?

2. What month of her pregnancy with Mina had Sara been entering when her water broke?

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

4. By whom was Kimiâ's name chosen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the theme of deception arise within Chapter Side A: Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Provide an example from the text when Djavadi's use of the confessional tone interacts with the idea of storytelling.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read a lengthy interview with Djavadi. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Djavadi’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of Disoriental.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Djavadi’s messages about guilt and responsibility within Disoriental.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Djavadi’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Disoriental.

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