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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which country's philosophy regarding immigration does Kimiâ find fault in Side A: Chapter 6?

2. What is the real meaning of the term "vagin" (106) in Persian?

3. What items does Emma use to predict the future, a time-honored tradition that has been passed down through generations?

4. From a young age, Kimiâ had been sure that she was a what?

5. Which family member of Kimiâ's often told her and her sisters the story about Montazemolmolk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Provide an example from the text when Djavadi's use of the confessional tone interacts with the idea of storytelling.

2. What object does Djavadi use to indicate Darius's feelings about fatherhood?

3. What significant event occurs on October 25, 1967 within the Sadr family?

4. In what way does Kimiâ acknowledge within the prologue her own fallibility as a narrator?

5. What explanation does Emma provide for the unexpected circumstances surrounding Kimiâ's birth?

6. In what way does the significant event on October 25, 1967 solve a dilemma for Darius?

7. What message does Djavadi send about the trauma associated with being exiled from one's own homeland?

8. Name one theme depicted within the epigraph of the novel Disoriental.

9. Discuss an incident during Kimiâ's childhood that teaches her to distrust male authority figures.

10. Provide an example of a social situation in which Kimiâ feels anxiety.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of Sara's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Djavadi in depicting Sara and include in your discussion the reasons that Djavadi portrays Sara in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Disoriental and one of the novel's main messages. How does Djavadi make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What message does Djavadi send within the pages of Disoriental concerning the link between transformation and loss?

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