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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom had Kimiâ told her ideas about "a cashless world" (64) in an attempt to get her father Darius's attention?
(a) Mina.
(b) Darius.
(c) Sara.
(d) Leïli.

2. What is the real meaning of the term "vagin" (106) in Persian?
(a) Vagina.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) A type of alcohol.
(d) Sex.

3. How did Darius feel when he received the news that Sara had gone into labor and that he needed to get to the hospital immediately?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Elated.
(c) Scared.
(d) Melancholy.

4. Kimiâ states that she does not suffer from social anxiety when what condition is present?
(a) When she is speaking English.
(b) When she is speaking Arabic.
(c) When she is speaking Persian.
(d) When she is speaking French.

5. Kimiâ recalls Darius telling her that the "only weapon" (63) available to religious leaders was what?
(a) Fear.
(b) Shame.
(c) Deception.
(d) Money.

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

7. What does the Persian title "Aryamehr" (90) mean, according to Kimiâ?
(a) Sun of the Aryans.
(b) Son of the Aryans.
(c) Daughter of the Aryans.
(d) King of the Aryans.

8. What was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's title?
(a) Governor.
(b) King.
(c) Czar.
(d) Shah.

9. Who had been especially surprised about Kimiâ's gender upon receiving the news of her arrival?
(a) Emma.
(b) Shirin.
(c) Mina.
(d) Sara.

10. In what way is Montazemolmolk related to Kimiâ and her sisters?
(a) He is their great-great-grandfather.
(b) He is their great-grandfather.
(c) He is their grandfather.
(d) He is their great-uncle.

11. What is the meaning of the Persian phrase "Amou Djan" (55)?
(a) Please do.
(b) So sorry.
(c) Dear Uncle.
(d) Thank you.

12. 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 Two.
(d) Uncle Number Six.

13. Kimiâ states of the present time that all the reader needs "to know is that it's" (13) the 19th of what month?
(a) June.
(b) February.
(c) January.
(d) August.

14. Kimiâ compares the process of exile to what biological process?
(a) Going through puberty.
(b) Being born.
(c) Dying.
(d) Giving birth.

15. Who is Emma?
(a) Kimiâ's paternal grandmother.
(b) Kimiâ's maternal great-grandmother.
(c) Kimiâ's maternal grandmother.
(d) Kimiâ's paternal great-aunt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what wing of Cochin Hospital does Side A: Chapter 1 begin?

3. By whom was Kimiâ's name chosen?

4. Which sea borders the province of Mazandaran in Iran?

5. How old was Sara when she married Darius?

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