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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 15 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Chapter 12 takes place during which season?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

3. What does Nafisi consider to be the first lesson in democracy?
(a) All individuals have the right to freedom of speech.
(b) All individuals have the right to vote for their own leaders.
(c) All individuals have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
(d) All individuals have the right to dress as they please.

4. In Chapter 9, what does Yassi ask Nafisi ?
(a) Yassi asks if she can live with Nafisi.
(b) Yassi asks if she should go to America.
(c) Yassi asks if she should remain at the University of Tehran.
(d) Yassi asks if she is like Lolita.

5. What type of author do the students seem most interested in studying?
(a) "Revolutionary" authors who are tied to current political ideologies.
(b) Authors who have female characters with strong opinions.
(c) Authors who show the benefits of a religious society.
(d) "Non-revolutionary" authors such as Joyce, Nabokov, Woolf, and Austin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mashid jailed?

2. Why does Nafisi form a friendship with Jeff?

3. How do the students get enough copies of "Lolita" to study?

4. Who demands entry into Nafisi's house?

5. Why does Nafisi return to the two photographs of her students in Chapter 7?

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