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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Side B: Chapters 3-5 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whom is a soldier pointing a pistol when Mina vomits on the soldier's pant leg?
(a) Sara.
(b) Ramin.
(c) Darius.
(d) Kimiâ

2. With what phrase does Kimiâ find fault in regard to members of the diaspora?
(a) Efforts to assimilate.
(b) Efforts to simulate.
(c) Efforts to integrate.
(d) Efforts to ingratiate.

3. Kimiâ describes in Side A: Chapter 8 Darius's composition of a long letter to whom?
(a) The king.
(b) The editor-in-chief of his newspaper.
(c) The Shah.
(d) The magistrate.

4. Whose reputation and life is Darius attempting to save by lying about the meaning of the term "vagin" (106)?
(a) Shirin.
(b) Emma.
(c) Leïli.
(d) Sara.

5. Who did Sara see riding in a taxi heading toward the Sadrs' home on the day of Darius's murder?
(a) Mina.
(b) Uncle Number Two.
(c) Uncle Number Six.
(d) Kamran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Persian title "Shahanshahe" (90) mean, according to Kimiâ?

2. What part of Mina's body is said to be "a constant reminder that she'd paid her debt to" (262) Iran?

3. Which of Kimiâ's sisters usually insists on calling her at the crack of dawn?

4. How old was Darius when he married Sara?

5. What action did Sara take after hugging Kimiâ and telling her about someone's death?

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