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

2. What political event described at the beginning of Chapter 9 sets the tone for the subsequent actions of Nafisi's students?
(a) The arrest of a popular professor for refusing to follow the regime's laws.
(b) The overthrow of the leadership of the University of Tehran.
(c) The student occupation of the American Embassy in Tehran.
(d) The invasion of Iran by Iraq.

3. Why does the literature professor dislike Manna and Nima?
(a) They are not able to write well.
(b) They dislike reading the literature he assigns.
(c) They write papers that disagree with his views.
(d) They are falling in love during his class.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what question does Mitra ask about "Lolita"?

2. According to Zarrin, when is a novel moral?

3. Why are Manna's friends reprimanded by guards?

4. What is the main point of Chapter 12?

5. What secret does Nassrin tell Nafisi?

(see the answer key)

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