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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. In Part 3, Chapter 14, which former student comes to see Nafisi?
(a) Mr. Bahri.
(b) Nima.
(c) Manna.
(d) Mahtab.

2. What are the biggest threats to an idealized vision of an individual or a country?
(a) The memory of what was real in the past and a sense of imagination about future possibilities.
(b) The use of literature as a teaching tool.
(c) Goals for the present government.
(d) Interactions between men and women.

3. What causes the Iranian regime to temporarily relax the strict enforcement of their policies?
(a) Opposition from members of Iranian society.
(b) Iraq's continued bombing of Iran's major cities.
(c) Pressure from Western countries.
(d) The death of the Iranian president.

4. What scene opens Chapter 12?
(a) The class sitting around a table in Nafisi's apartment.
(b) Nafisi teaching a class at the University.
(c) Nafisi search for books in a bookstore.
(d) The members of the class arriving at Nafisi's house.

5. What does Nafisi notice is missing from the walls at the university?
(a) Notices about proper conduct and attire.
(b) Political slogans.
(c) Notices about films, talks, and books.
(d) Pictures of political leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the government first enforce the requirement that women remain covered in workplaces and shops?

2. Why does the professor ask Nima if his wife brainwashed him?

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

4. Why does Nafisi collect pictures of martyrs during the war?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 14, what author does Mr. Ghoni use to indirectly question Nafisi?

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