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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of Chapter 2, Kimiâ receives a phone call telling her that which character has died?
(a) Uncle Number Two.
(b) Uncle Number Six.
(c) Sara.
(d) Darius.

2. In the final words of the novel's prologue, Kimiâ states that she is taking what action?
(a) Waiting.
(b) Crying.
(c) Thinking.
(d) Grieving.

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

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

5. 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?
(a) Ketchup.
(b) Blood.
(c) Ink.
(d) Grease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of the Persian phrase "Amou Djan" (55)?

2. Kimiâ uses all capital letters every time she refers to what two-word mysterious term used by her family members?

3. From a young age, Kimiâ had been sure that she would grow up to be a what?

4. To whom had Kimiâ told her ideas about "a cashless world" (64) in an attempt to get her father Darius's attention?

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

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