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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. Which character does Emma predict will be a boy?
(a) Mina.
(b) Kimiâ.
(c) Leïli.
(d) Sara.

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

3. Which family member of Kimiâ's often told her and her sisters the story about Montazemolmolk?
(a) Uncle Number Five.
(b) Uncle Number Six.
(c) Uncle Number Three.
(d) Uncle Number Two.

4. What two adjectives are used to describe Darius's feelings about the upcoming coronation?
(a) Grotesque and ruinous.
(b) Silly and frivolous.
(c) Expensive and luxurious.
(d) Corrupt and scandalous.

5. Kimiâ reports often relegating her instructions to a waiter or salesperson to how many words during her time living in Paris?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kimiâ calls Sara and Darius "the most" what kind of "couple in the family" (84)?

2. Which character's "two sentences" are seen by Kimiâ to perfectly encapsulate "the Iranian woman's lot" (69)?

3. In the final words of the novel's prologue, Kimiâ states that she is taking what action?

4. From a young age, Kimiâ had been sure that she was a what?

5. Kimiâ states in Side A: Chapter 1 that Darius used to say that what part of the body is a "better listener than the ears" (21)?

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