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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. How did Nafisi learn of her father's arrest?
(a) She heard her mother telling her sister.
(b) Her father told her many years later.
(c) The government came to her house.
(d) She was pulled out of her sophomore class in Switzerland.

2. What is the main reason for Nafisi's resignation from the University of Tehran?
(a) She isn't able to do the type of scholarship the government required.
(b) She wants to teach literature to smaller groups in private.
(c) The governance of the University is arbitrary.
(d) The University of Tehran is too liberal.

3. What symbol does Nafisi think of when she thinks of Lolita?
(a) A butterfly pinned to the wall.
(b) A helpless little girl.
(c) A school report card.
(d) A school uniform.

4. How do the Iranian authorities view the country's past?
(a) The past is irrelevant to the leaders who want to establish a perfect Koranic society.
(b) Iran's past is used as a foundation for the development of a more modern society.
(c) Iran's past is considered important in the development of a perfect Koranic society.
(d) The Iranian leaders see the country's past as an example for other societies.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Mashid jailed?

3. How does Nafisi introduce the reader to the students in her class?

4. Who was Nafisi's father?

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

(see the answer key)

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