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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 23 - 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the government first enforce the requirement that women remain covered in workplaces and shops?
(a) Because there is no way to enforce the requirement at the university.
(b) Because women are already wearing the chador at home.
(c) Because women object to the law, and the government wants to reinforce its authority.
(d) Because the shop owners are uncomfortable serving women who are not covered.

2. According to Nafisi, how is Yassi like Lolita?
(a) Both girls have been deprived of the beauty of an ordinary, everyday life.
(b) Both girls have been raped by older men.
(c) Both girls are reflections of Nafisi's personal experiences.
(d) Both girls have had their lives changed by reading books.

3. What is Mina's job?
(a) Baker.
(b) Mother.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Translator.

4. Who demands entry into Nafisi's house?
(a) Nafisi's children.
(b) The ayatollahs.
(c) Members of the Revolutionary Committee.
(d) Students from Nafisi's study group.

5. In Chapter 20, Nafisi tells a story about what event that happened to Manna and Nima?
(a) They began to become more orthodox.
(b) They were expelled from the university.
(c) They realized that literature is not as important as survival.
(d) They were kicked out of the study group.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what do Laleh and Nafisi discuss at the restaurant?

3. How does the professor solve problems of literary criticism?

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

5. What is the main reason for Nafisi's resignation from the University of Tehran?

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