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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 1 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Nafisi nervous about the intruders being in her house?
(a) She has a forbidden satellite dish.
(b) She has young children who are afraid of guns.
(c) She hasn't cleaned the house for a religious celebration.
(d) She believes her neighbor will blame her for whatever happens.

2. Why do the intruders want access to Nafisi's house?
(a) They think she is selling and using drugs.
(b) They want to see what was happening on her neighbor's property.
(c) She is able to provide them with safety.
(d) They are searching for contraband.

3. In Chapter 9, what does Nafisi do to answer Yassi's question?
(a) Nafisi uses literature as a point of reference for her answer.
(b) Nafisi tells Yassi to ask her parents for assistance.
(c) Nafisi shows Yassi pictures of her childhood.
(d) Nafisi tells Yassi that she should not get married while she is young.

4. What does Nassrin's mother teach her daughter?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Arabic.
(d) English.

5. What do the class members take turns doing each week?
(a) They take turns providing pastry for breaks.
(b) They take turns telling their private stories.
(c) They take turns leading the group discussion.
(d) They take turns reading a published copy of "Lolita."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nafisi teach during her first semester as a professor at the University of Tehran?

2. Where is the narrator at the beginning of the first chapter in Part II?

3. Who is Mike Gold?

4. What does Nassrin's mother's teaching symbolize?

5. What scene opens Chapter 12?

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