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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. Kimiâ reports often relegating her instructions to a waiter or salesperson to how many words during her time living in Paris?
2. What does the Persian title "Aryamehr" (90) mean, according to Kimiâ?
3. In what year was Mina born?
4. The novel's prologue focuses on whose aversion to the use of escalators?
5. How many years after Mina's first rescue of her father does she save his life again?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Kimiâ's understanding of the source of her social anxiety?
2. What object does Djavadi use to indicate Darius's feelings about fatherhood?
3. What distinction does Kimia make between the two terms of Sara and Mom and what is her purpose in doing so?
4. Discuss an incident during Kimiâ's childhood that teaches her to distrust male authority figures.
5. Name one theme depicted within the epigraph of the novel Disoriental.
6. What connection does Darius draw between organized religion and fear?
7. What significant event occurs on October 25, 1967 within the Sadr family?
8. Provide an example from the text when Djavadi's use of the confessional tone interacts with the idea of storytelling.
9. For what reason does Kimiâ's sister Leïli call her early in the morning at the start of Chapter 2?
10. What message does Djavadi send about the trauma associated with being exiled from one's own homeland?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Djavadi's decision to include humor within the novel Disoriental. What purpose did Djavadi have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
Essay Topic 2
Write a critical essay about Disoriental while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Kimiâ’s character throughout the novel Disoriental. Discuss whether Kimiâ is a round or flat character and whether Kimiâ is a static or dynamic character.
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