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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 23 - 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nyazi consider to be a positive aspect of "The Great Gatsby"?
(a) It presents the American Dream.
(b) It provides a model of a good marriage relationship.
(c) It exposes the immorality of American society.
(d) It describes the way society should function.

2. In Part 3, Chapter 13, what does Nafisi get on the first day she begins teaching?
(a) An obscene message.
(b) A cup of coffee from her mother.
(c) A visit from the religious leaders.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

3. What does Nafisi emphasize in the introductory course she teaches in Part 3?
(a) The ways novels present women in Western culture.
(b) The ways novels change ideas about relationships between individuals.
(c) The ways novels emphasize religious and cultural values.
(d) The ways novels are similar to contemporary life.

4. What does Nafisi describe as "the most unforgivable crime in fiction"?
(a) Blindness.
(b) Use of a flawed heroine.
(c) Sexual immorality.
(d) Absence of beauty.

5. How does Nafisi select her students for the small study group?
(a) She chooses students who earn good grades in all their classes.
(b) She chooses students who are loners or outsiders.
(c) She chooses students who can afford to pay her on a regular basis.
(d) She chooses students who dislike the liberal qualities of the university.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Nafisi's children when Chapter 19 begins?

2. What secret does Nassrin tell Nafisi?

3. What is Mina's job?

4. According to Nafisi, how is the character of Lolita like Nafisi's students?

5. What does Nafisi believe is the main point of "Lolita"?

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