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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. What object was thrown through the Sadrs' window in Side A: Chapter 9?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A grenade.
(c) A rock.
(d) A brick.

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

3. What had Darius been planning to do if he chose not to write a controversial article for the newspaper?
(a) Resign.
(b) Flee.
(c) Retire.
(d) Buy the newspaper.

4. Kimiâ describes punk music as a genre that "denounces the hypocrisy of" (267) what?
(a) War.
(b) Class.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Power.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Kimiâ's secret reason for swimming is that she wants a body like which punk musician?

2. What activity had Darius always undertaken while talking to Kimiâ about economics?

3. Instead of going home from high school at lunchtime, Kimiâ began to go to what location?

4. In what location did Kimiâ hide when she saw "dozens of armed soldiers" (181) flow into the courtyard outside her family's apartment?

5. When the soldier in Side A: Chapter 9 shoots Mina, what part of her body does the bullet enter?

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