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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. According to Zarrin, when is a novel moral?
(a) When it makes the reader confront the absolutes in his or her belief system.
(b) When the government approves of the content.
(c) When the characters conform to moral laws and values.
(d) When the reader is able to relate to the moral choices of the characters.

2. Who is the villain in "Lolita"?
(a) Lolita.
(b) The director of the summer camp.
(c) The individual with the imaginative mind.
(d) Humbert.

3. Why do the students meet in Nafisi's apartment?
(a) To learn about religious freedom.
(b) To escape the University of Tehran.
(c) To plan ways to join the revolution.
(d) To study and discuss literature.

4. What does the magician tell Nafisi she should do to help her students survive?
(a) Help them regain their imagination.
(b) Help them leave Iran.
(c) Help them find a good marriage.
(d) Help them gain admission to an American college.

5. The desire for what intangible object drives Nafisi's students?
(a) The desire for justice.
(b) The desire for morality.
(c) The desire for beauty.
(d) The desire for truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nafisi's acquaintance refuse to meet with her students?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Nafisi do to answer Yassi's question?

3. What does Nassrin's mother teach her daughter?

4. How does Nafisi describe her memories?

5. Why does Nafisi include the scene from "Invitation to a Beheading" in Chapter 22?

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