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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Dear Jane Society?
(a) A secret society Nafisi's students never actually form.
(b) The nickname for Nafisi's study name.
(c) The nickname for Nafisi's students who love Jane Austen.
(d) A group of Nafisi's students who have broken up with their boyfriends.

2. What is Hizbollah?
(a) The name of a radical student organization at the University of Tehran.
(b) The title of a religious tract that all Iranians must follow according to the regime leaders.
(c) A group of radical Muslims who murdered the Ayatollah Taleghani.
(d) A religious group also known as the Party of Allah, who are determined to put God's laws into practice on earth.

3. What does Nafisi describe in the epilogue?
(a) The activities of her former students after Nafisi left Iran.
(b) Her journey to America.
(c) How she made the decision to leave Iran.
(d) The memories of her former students who were executed.

4. Why does Nafisi include a chapter on "Washington Square"?
(a) It is a memorial to a former student who was executed.
(b) It is a symbol of the difficulties being faced by Nafisi's students.
(c) It is a statement about the importance of Henry James.
(d) It is a book that reminds Nafisi of her childhood.

5. What question does Nafisi ask at the beginning of her first class at the University of Tehran?
(a) What did you think about the choice of books for this course?
(b) Why do you believe there will be a cultural revolution?
(c) Why is it important to get a college education?
(d) Why should anyone read fiction?

6. What happens to Sanaz when she is on vacation?
(a) She decides that she can no longer participate in the goals of the revolution.
(b) Revolutionary Guards search the house where she is staying and take her to jail for 48 hours.
(c) She is kidnapped by her brother, who accuses her of being too Westernized.
(d) She is expelled from the university because she is in Nafisi's study group.

7. In the epilogue, Nafisi makes an allusion to which novel?
(a) "The Great Gatsby."
(b) "Lolita."
(c) "Daisy Miller."
(d) "Invitation to a Beheading."

8. What happens to Nassrin after she leaves Iran?
(a) She returns to Iran because she misses her family.
(b) She travels to America.
(c) She stays in contact with Nafisi.
(d) She arrives safely in England.

9. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what do Laleh and Nafisi discuss at the restaurant?
(a) Laleh's expulsion from the University of Tehran.
(b) The actions of the Committee on Cultural Revolution.
(c) Nafisi's expulsion from the University of Tehran.
(d) Laleh's decision to become a seamstress.

10. Why does Professor R. continue to participate in vigils at the University of Tehran after he resigns from his position?
(a) He is angry with the university's decision to change the curriculum, and wants to punish the leaders for their decision.
(b) He wants his students to know he did not leave because he was afraid the government would persecute him.
(c) He wants his students to see him as a political figure and an inspiration for their own political choices.
(d) He believes that the university needed to know how strongly he felt about his actions.

11. What is the question Nafisi asks of all married couples?
(a) When did you fall in love?
(b) Why did you get married?
(c) Are you still in love?
(d) Did you fall in love?

12. In Part 3, Chapter 14, which former student comes to see Nafisi?
(a) Manna.
(b) Mahtab.
(c) Mr. Bahri.
(d) Nima.

13. What gift does Mrs. Rezvan give Nafisi?
(a) A book of her original poetry.
(b) A new head scarf.
(c) Two photographs of Nafisi's students.
(d) Three hair clips to keep her head scarf in place.

14. What is the relationship between Nafisi and her first husband?
(a) They enjoy a good relationship until Nafisi begins demonstrating in support of the Iranian government.
(b) He teaches her how to become a demonstrator and serves as her first mentor.
(c) She learns from him how to become a traditional Iranian wife.
(d) They clash over appropriate ways for women to behave and ultimately divorce.

15. How is Mr. Nahvi like Jane Austen's character Elizabeth Bennet?
(a) Both are popular with their peers.
(b) Both are obsessed with finding fault with things and people they dislike.
(c) Both are members of the ruling class of society.
(d) Both are able to express their love in acceptable fashion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 13, what does Nafisi get on the first day she begins teaching?

2. What activity does Nafisi do with her students to help them understand the characters in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"?

3. How does Part 3, Chapter 11 begin?

4. What is Nafisi's occupation after she leaves Iran?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 9, what author does Nafisi discuss with the magician?

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