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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Side B: Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had been trying to decide whether to write an article or to resign when the news arrived that Sara had gone into labor with Mina?
(a) Darius.
(b) Leïli.
(c) Uncle Number Six.
(d) Uncle Number Two.

2. Which of Kimiâ's sisters usually insists on calling her at the crack of dawn?
(a) Sara.
(b) Nour.
(c) Mina.
(d) Leïli.

3. By whom was Kimiâ's name chosen?
(a) Sara.
(b) Emma.
(c) Darius.
(d) Mina.

4. How old was Kimiâ when she had a period of reading mostly poetry?
(a) 23.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

5. At the beginning of the marriage between Darius and Sara, how had the two felt about having children?
(a) Neither had wanted children.
(b) Both had wanted children.
(c) Darius had definitely wanted children, while Sara had not.
(d) Sara had definitely wanted children, while Darius had not.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna do when she finds out that Kimiâ is pregnant?

2. For how many years did Sara work on a book about her family's experiences before the book was complete?

3. Kimiâ states, "People always think hard times bring you closer together, but that's not the case with" (264) what?

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

5. What group is said to have viewed Darius as "a piece of intellectual scum" (237)?

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