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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 15 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Nafisi do to answer Yassi's question?
(a) Nafisi shows Yassi pictures of her childhood.
(b) Nafisi uses literature as a point of reference for her answer.
(c) Nafisi tells Yassi that she should not get married while she is young.
(d) Nafisi tells Yassi to ask her parents for assistance.

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

3. How does Mr. Bahir become president of the Muslim Students' Association at the University of Tehran?
(a) He works his way up through patience and dedication.
(b) He creates the organization and names himself leader.
(c) He makes persuasive speeches that draw attention to his leadership qualities.
(d) He uses force to win the position.

4. Why is Negar upset?
(a) She is not allowed to console a friend who had been poorly treated at school.
(b) Her friendship bracelet has been taken away at school.
(c) She is being taken to jail for insubordination.
(d) She is not allowed to join Nafisi's literature discussions.

5. What does the class strive to do in their study of literature?
(a) Discover truths about beauty and human nature.
(b) Learn how to be better writers.
(c) Discover ways to question religious authorities.
(d) Find answers about political ideology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Nafisi's father?

2. Why does Nafisi return to the two photographs of her students in Chapter 7?

3. Why does the male student have to meet with Nafisi separately?

4. Where is the narrator at the beginning of the first chapter in Part II?

5. What secret does Nassrin tell Nafisi?

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