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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Side A: Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kimiâ states that Darius had treated her during her childhood like what kind of a son?
(a) False.
(b) Imaginary.
(c) Pretty.
(d) Effete.

2. What color are Darius's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

3. What "compulsion" does Kimiâ report having "inherited from Sara" (83)?
(a) Counting.
(b) Tidiness.
(c) Punctuality.
(d) Plucking her eyelashes.

4. Whose reputation and life is Darius attempting to save by lying about the meaning of the term "vagin" (106)?
(a) Leïli.
(b) Emma.
(c) Sara.
(d) Shirin.

5. What is the real meaning of the term "vagin" (106) in Persian?
(a) Vagina.
(b) Sex.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) A type of alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What activity had Darius been doing in his office when he got the news that Sara's water had broken?

3. 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?

4. Kimiâ reports often relegating her instructions to a waiter or salesperson to how many words during her time living in Paris?

5. What kind of engagement keeps Pierre from being able to accompany Kimiâ to a particular wing of the hospital?

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