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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Nafisi's father arrested?
(a) He challenged the educational system.
(b) He ignored directions from those in higher levels of government.
(c) He was not a member of the religious community.
(d) He lost a great deal of money and could not pay the bills.

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

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

4. What is the dream Nafisi and her students share?
(a) The dreamer is captured by the morality police.
(b) The dreamer is able to purchase and read any book she wants.
(c) The dreamer is not wearing a veil and is running away.
(d) The dreamer has escaped to America.

5. Why is Mashid jailed?
(a) Because she steals flowers.
(b) Because people find out she was studying literature.
(c) Because she tells her parents she was translating Islamic texts into English.
(d) Because she is associated with a dissident organization.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Nafisi's father?

2. Why do Ministry of Education officials ask the faculty at Nafisi's school if they thought they were in Switzerland?

3. Why are Nafisi's students like ghosts when they are walking through the streets of Tehran?

4. What are the biggest threats to an idealized vision of an individual or a country?

5. What would happen if the "Blood of God" militia saw a girl with nail polish or a strand of loose hair?

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