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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapters 13 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nafisi describe her memories?
(a) As the barrier between her and her students.
(b) As invaders that arrive abruptly and unexpectedly.
(c) As surrounding her every day.
(d) As sweet tastes inside her head.

2. Who does Nafisi believe is an example of a National Writer?
(a) She believes all writers are National Writers.
(b) She believes Nabokov is an example of a National Writer.
(c) She believes Mark Twain is an example of a National Writer.
(d) She believes all writers are national writers, but no writer is a National Writer.

3. In Part 3, Chapter 9, what author does Nafisi discuss with the magician?
(a) Twain.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Hammett.
(d) Nabokov.

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

5. Why is Nafisi worried about her students?
(a) Because the students are not interested in reading and discussing literature.
(b) Because her students show no signs of being individuals.
(c) She is worried that they cannot afford the flowers she expects them to bring.
(d) She is concerned that they will be punished by their families for attending her class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nafisi share with her male acquaintance in Chapter 16?

2. In Part 4, Chapter 20, what does Nassrin decide to do?

3. How does Nafisi's male acquaintance think he can tell a person's character?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 18, what does Nafisi ask the reader to imagine?

5. According to Nafisi, how can one stop "dancing with the jailer"?

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