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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. What activity does Nafisi do with her students to help them understand the characters in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"?
(a) She asks them to write descriptions of the main characters.
(b) She puts the main character on trial.
(c) She takes them to a cafe.
(d) She dances with them.

2. In Part 2, Chapter 12, why does Nafisi decide to cancel class?
(a) Because her students are not coming to class, and she doesn't want to teach to an empty room.
(b) So she can have more time to read books.
(c) So she can go to a meeting to protest the government's requirement that women wear a veil in public.
(d) So she can demonstrate against the government taking over the university.

3. What does Nassrin's mother teach her daughter?
(a) French.
(b) Arabic.
(c) English.
(d) German.

4. In Part 3, Chapter 13, what does Nafisi get on the first day she begins teaching?
(a) A cup of coffee from her mother.
(b) A visit from the religious leaders.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) An obscene message.

5. In Chapter 9, what does Nafisi do to answer Yassi's question?
(a) Nafisi tells Yassi to ask her parents for assistance.
(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 shows Yassi pictures of her childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Yassi walk faster then suddenly stop when she is out with a gentleman caller?

2. Where is Nafisi's apartment located?

3. Who is Mrs. Rezvan?

4. How does the class study of "The Great Gatsby" affect Nafisi?

5. In Chapter 9, what does Yassi ask Nafisi ?

(see the answer key)

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