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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 does Nafisi notice is missing from the walls at the university?
(a) Pictures of political leaders.
(b) Political slogans.
(c) Notices about films, talks, and books.
(d) Notices about proper conduct and attire.

2. Azin is described as having what noticeable characteristic?
(a) Long, thick brown hair.
(b) Red, pouty lips.
(c) Bright red fingernail polish.
(d) A bright blue head scarf.

3. What does Nafisi do with help from Mr. Forsati?
(a) Create a series of photographs that capture life in Tehran.
(b) Organize a series of lectures by prominent European authors.
(c) Organize a series of cultural programs for the university.
(d) Form a study group with male students.

4. In Part 4, Chapter 20, what does Nassrin decide to do?
(a) Get divorced.
(b) Get married.
(c) Go to London to live with her sister.
(d) Stay in Iran.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nafisi feeling when the classroom trial of "The Great Gatsby" ends?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 13, what does Nafisi get on the first day she begins teaching?

3. What is a perfectly equipped failure?

4. According to Nafisi, how is the character of Lolita like Nafisi's students?

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

(see the answer key)

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