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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What promise does Kimiâ make to the person who rebukes her for "adding to [Sara's] suffering" (265)?
(a) She promises to get a job.
(b) She promises to keep up her good grades.
(c) She promises to apply to college.
(d) She promises to increase her responsibilities for chores.

2. To what object does Kimiâ compare punk music?
(a) A life preserver.
(b) A seatbelt.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A firecracker.

3. For how many years had Ruhollah Khomeini been in exile before he returned to rule Iran?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

4. Kimiâ reports contracting a high fever how long after an object had been thrown through the Sadrs' apartment window?
(a) Nearly a year.
(b) A few months.
(c) A few days.
(d) A few weeks.

5. Which one of Kimiâ's family members told her that if she kept up her behavior, people would think she was a lesbian?
(a) Darius.
(b) Leïli.
(c) Mina.
(d) Sara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Gautier's specialty within the infertility field is helping patients in what circumstance?

2. To what location did Kimiâ go directly after being chastised by a particular family member in Side A: Chapter 10?

3. What emotion had Darius felt about Kimiâ's childhood behavior not aligned with prescribed gender norms in Iran?

4. How many of the two most valued physical characteristics in the Sadr family does Kimiâ claim to exhibit?

5. Kimiâ describes her father Darius "tossing her into" (162) what body of water?

Short Essay Questions

1. What connection does Kimiâ point out between her experiences with fever in childhood and her experiences with drugs and alcohol in adulthood?

2. What do the Sadr family's photograph albums discussed in Chapter 8 symbolize?

3. For what purpose does Djavadi weave the music motif into the footnote for the title page of Side B?

4. What does Kimiâ's blue and white striped tee shirt symbolize within the narrative?

5. What event does Kimiâ associate with the "the day [Sara and Darius] became part of the political opposition" (167)?

6. In Chapter 8, Kimiâ admits the lack of evidence she has to back up her story, saying, "I have no proof to show you. None. Not even a birth certificate. You'll just have to take my word for it" (160). What does she mean?

7. What two traits does Kimiâ lack, both of which are deemed desirable traits within her family?

8. In what ways do the themes of danger and courage come together within Darius's decision to write a particular letter?

9. How do the lines of communication between the members of the Sadr family change once the family is exiled and moves to Paris?

10. What four-year endeavor does Sara undertake once the Sadr family is forced to flee to Paris and why does Kimia feel guilty in relation to Sara's endeavor?

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