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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 12 - 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it so difficult to find a copy of "Lolita" in Tehran?
(a) Students prefer to read from photocopies, not books.
(b) The book has been banned.
(c) The bookstores are unable to order books with female characters.
(d) The bookstores are closed.

2. How do the Iranian authorities view the country's past?
(a) Iran's past is used as a foundation for the development of a more modern society.
(b) The Iranian leaders see the country's past as an example for other societies.
(c) Iran's past is considered important in the development of a perfect Koranic society.
(d) The past is irrelevant to the leaders who want to establish a perfect Koranic society.

3. Where does Nafisi write her class notes?
(a) Big diaries.
(b) Pocket calendars.
(c) Lined paper tablets.
(d) Small scraps of paper.

4. What does Nafisi see reflected in the mirror?
(a) Her students.
(b) A hospital.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Her husband.

5. Why does Nafisi collect pictures of martyrs during the war?
(a) She sees the war as a sign that she should become more religious.
(b) It is a superstitious action, a way to deal with forces outside her control.
(c) They are evidence that the government has committed war crimes.
(d) She knows many of the people who are killed and wants to have a reminder of their lives.

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. How does Nafisi describe her memories?

4. How does Nafisi feel when she hears the announcement that Iraq has attacked Iran?

5. What do the class members take turns doing each week?

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