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

2. Which character's "two sentences" are seen by Kimiâ to perfectly encapsulate "the Iranian woman's lot" (69)?

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

4. What was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's title?

5. Which sea borders the province of Mazandaran in Iran?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Kimiâ, how did her successful transition to living by the cultural codes of France change her personality?

2. How does Kimiâ portray "the Iranian woman's lot" in Side A: Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

7. 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)?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Djavadi from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 2

What message does Djavadi send within the pages of Disoriental concerning the link between transformation and loss?

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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