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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 hasn't cleaned the house for a religious celebration.
(b) She has a forbidden satellite dish.
(c) She believes her neighbor will blame her for whatever happens.
(d) She has young children who are afraid of guns.

2. What does Nassrin's mother's teaching symbolize?
(a) An act of conformity to the prevailing government.
(b) A way of revisiting her childhood in a foreign country.
(c) A method of learning to speak another language.
(d) A type of rebellion by an otherwise domesticated wife and mother.

3. Chapter 15 presents a clear parallel between the character of Humbert and which group of people?
(a) The mullahs of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(b) The parents of the students in Nafisi's class.
(c) The students in Nafisi's class.
(d) The men who the students are related to.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Yassi ask Nafisi ?

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

3. Who are the Mujahedeen?

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

5. When the intruders enter Nafisi's house, what happens?

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