View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does Kimiâ NOT mention as one of her favorite childhood activities?

2. What country is Mina said to have idealized throughout her childhood?

3. When the soldier in Side A: Chapter 9 shoots Mina, what part of her body does the bullet enter?

4. Which group is said to have believed that Darius was "a bourgeois agent of the CIA" (237)?

5. What adjective does Kimiâ use to describe her teenage hips?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the lines of communication between the members of the Sadr family change once the family is exiled and moves to Paris?

2. What transformation does Mina undergo as a result of the family's relocation to France and why is it ironic?

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

4. For what different reasons do four different groups launch public attacks on Darius once the family flees to France?

5. For what reason does Kimiâ allude to the Hollywood actresses Ava Gardner and Susan Hayward in Chapter 9?

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

7. In what ways do the themes of danger and courage come together within Darius's decision to write a particular letter?

8. Provide an example from the novel when Djavadi uses a literary device to provide insight into Kimiâ's psyche.

9. What four-year endeavor does Sara undertake once the Sadr family is forced to flee to Paris and why does Kimia feel guilty in relation to Sara's endeavor?

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

Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within Disoriental.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Disoriental and one of the novel's main messages. How does Djavadi make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,484 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample