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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Side A: Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month of her pregnancy with Mina had Sara been entering when her water broke?
(a) The 8th.
(b) The 6th.
(c) The 7th.
(d) The 9th.

2. What activity had Darius been doing in his office when he got the news that Sara's water had broken?
(a) Writing a letter to the Shah.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Chain-smoking.
(d) Making phone calls.

3. Kimiâ compares the process of exile to what biological process?
(a) Dying.
(b) Going through puberty.
(c) Being born.
(d) Giving birth.

4. Kimiâ uses all capital letters every time she refers to what two-word mysterious term used by her family members?
(a) The event.
(b) The incident.
(c) The end.
(d) The tragedy.

5. Kimiâ states that she does not suffer from social anxiety when what condition is present?
(a) When she is speaking French.
(b) When she is speaking Persian.
(c) When she is speaking English.
(d) When she is speaking Arabic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose reputation and life is Darius attempting to save by lying about the meaning of the term "vagin" (106)?

3. In Side A: Chapter 1, what sets Kimiâ apart from the other people around her?

4. To whom does Darius lie about the meaning of the term "vagin" (106)?

5. What had Darius been planning to do if he chose not to write a controversial article for the newspaper?

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