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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. How many people were inside Darius's family's apartment the day it was raided?

2. In what year did Darius resign from the Iranian newspaper called Keyhan?

3. What color are Kimiâ's eyes?

4. For how many years had Ruhollah Khomeini been in exile before he returned to rule Iran?

5. Darius resigned from the newspaper called Keyhan when a SAVAK agent was appointed to what position?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kimiâ's blue and white striped tee shirt symbolize within the narrative?

2. What event does Kimiâ associate with the "the day [Sara and Darius] became part of the political opposition" (167)?

3. What connection does Kimiâ point out between her experiences with fever in childhood and her experiences with drugs and alcohol in adulthood?

4. For what purpose does Djavadi weave the music motif into the footnote for the title page of Side B?

5. What clues does Djavadi provide that suggest dangerous conditions for the Sadr family, even after they reach France?

6. What does Kimiâ name as her "only country" and her "only homeland" (267) during her teens?

7. What is Kimiâ's secret reason for taking up the hobby of swimming?

8. What two traits does Kimiâ lack, both of which are deemed desirable traits within her family?

9. What is unusual about the footnote on page 263 within Side B: Chapter 2 and with what theme does it dovetail?

10. In Chapter 8, Kimiâ admits the lack of evidence she has to back up her story, saying, "I have no proof to show you. None. Not even a birth certificate. You'll just have to take my word for it" (160). What does she mean?

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

Could Disoriental be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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

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