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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. What does Nyazi consider to be a positive aspect of "The Great Gatsby"?
(a) It exposes the immorality of American society.
(b) It describes the way society should function.
(c) It provides a model of a good marriage relationship.
(d) It presents the American Dream.

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

3. What is the relationship between Nafisi and her first husband?
(a) They enjoy a good relationship until Nafisi begins demonstrating in support of the Iranian government.
(b) He teaches her how to become a demonstrator and serves as her first mentor.
(c) They clash over appropriate ways for women to behave and ultimately divorce.
(d) She learns from him how to become a traditional Iranian wife.

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

5. In Chapter 20, Nafisi tells a story about what event that happened to Manna and Nima?
(a) They were expelled from the university.
(b) They began to become more orthodox.
(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 subject do both Mike Gold and F. Scott Fitzgerald write about?

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

3. In Part 3, Chapter 19, where does Nafisi go?

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

5. What political event described at the beginning of Chapter 9 sets the tone for the subsequent actions of Nafisi's students?

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