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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Nafisi's father arrested?
(a) He was not a member of the religious community.
(b) He lost a great deal of money and could not pay the bills.
(c) He ignored directions from those in higher levels of government.
(d) He challenged the educational system.

2. Chapter 12 takes place during which season?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

3. How does Nabokov's character Cincinnatus C. become a hero?
(a) By refusing to be like everyone else.
(b) By rescuing those who are falsely imprisoned.
(c) By giving in to the requirements of the government.
(d) By fighting off his jailors.

4. Why are Nafisi and her students in the room?
(a) Because they have been confined by the religious patrols.
(b) To protect themselves from the reality outside.
(c) Because they have nowhere else to go.
(d) To demonstrate control over their own lives.

5. Who was Nafisi's father?
(a) The youngest mayor of Tehran in pre-revolutionary Iran.
(b) The director of a high school in Switzerland.
(c) A troubled businessman.
(d) A famous author.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nassrin's mother teach her daughter?

2. What are students at Nafisi's school regularly asked to do?

3. What does Nafisi consider to be the first lesson in democracy?

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

5. Why is Nafisi worried about her students?

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