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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 Nassrin's mother's teaching symbolize?
(a) An act of conformity to the prevailing government.
(b) A method of learning to speak another language.
(c) A type of rebellion by an otherwise domesticated wife and mother.
(d) A way of revisiting her childhood in a foreign country.

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

3. In "Lolita," how does Humbert attempt to gain the reader's sympathy?
(a) By blaming himself for all of Lolita's problems.
(b) By making Lolita seem highly desirable.
(c) By making Lolita seem undesirable.
(d) By always talking in the first person.

4. What does Nafisi emphasize in the introductory course she teaches in Part 3?
(a) The ways novels are similar to contemporary life.
(b) The ways novels change ideas about relationships between individuals.
(c) The ways novels emphasize religious and cultural values.
(d) The ways novels present women in Western culture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Nafisi play when she begins wearing a black robe?

2. How does the professor solve problems of literary criticism?

3. What secret does Nassrin tell Nafisi?

4. Who are the Mujahedeen?

5. What type of author do the students seem most interested in studying?

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