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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. 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?

2. What two adjectives are used to describe Darius's feelings about the upcoming coronation?

3. How did Darius feel when he received the news that Sara had gone into labor and that he needed to get to the hospital immediately?

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

5. Darius had viewed parenthood in the way most people view what object, according to Kimiâ?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Choose an object from Disoriental, such as the baseball cap, the striped tee shirt, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

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