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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. Which character's "two sentences" are seen by Kimiâ to perfectly encapsulate "the Iranian woman's lot" (69)?
2. To whom had Kimiâ told her ideas about "a cashless world" (64) in an attempt to get her father Darius's attention?
3. In the final words of the novel's prologue, Kimiâ states that she is taking what action?
4. In what year was Mina born?
5. What activity had Darius been doing in his office when he got the news that Sara's water had broken?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theme of loss intertwined with the theme of transformation within Chapter 3?
2. 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)?
3. According to Kimiâ, how did her successful transition to living by the cultural codes of France change her personality?
4. What significant event occurs on October 25, 1967 within the Sadr family?
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 Kimiâ acknowledge within the prologue her own fallibility as a narrator?
7. What connection does Darius draw between organized religion and fear?
8. In what way does the significant event on October 25, 1967 solve a dilemma for Darius?
9. What message about the nature of superstition is sent within Side A: Chapter 6?
10. To what natural human process does Kimiâ compare exile and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the function of Sara's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Djavadi in depicting Sara and include in your discussion the reasons that Djavadi portrays Sara in these particular ways.
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
How and why does Djavadi incorporate the music motif into the narrative of Disoriental?
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