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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the epilogue, Nafisi makes an allusion to which novel?
(a) "The Great Gatsby."
(b) "Invitation to a Beheading."
(c) "Daisy Miller."
(d) "Lolita."

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

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

4. How is Mr. Nahvi like Jane Austen's character Elizabeth Bennet?
(a) Both are popular with their peers.
(b) Both are able to express their love in acceptable fashion.
(c) Both are obsessed with finding fault with things and people they dislike.
(d) Both are members of the ruling class of society.

5. What is the question Nafisi asks of all married couples?
(a) When did you fall in love?
(b) Are you still in love?
(c) Did you fall in love?
(d) Why did you get married?

6. What do Nafisi and the magician share on their first meeting in his apartment?
(a) Coffee and books.
(b) Newspapers from foreign countries.
(c) A foreign movie.
(d) Tea and a box of foreign chocolates.

7. Where is the narrator at the beginning of the first chapter in Part II?
(a) In her apartment in Tehran.
(b) At the University of Tehran.
(c) In graduate school in the United States.
(d) At the Tehran airport.

8. In Part 2, Chapter 24, why do the demonstrators move toward the hospital?
(a) Because the hospital is a neutral site, and they will be safe there.
(b) The bodies of the wounded and dead students are supposedly at the hospital, and demonstrators are concerned the police will transfer the bodies.
(c) The hospital is at the top of a hill, so they can see the militia approaching from any direction.
(d) The demonstrators are seriously injured by the police and need medical treatment.

9. Who does Nafisi meet with in Part 3, Chapter 10?
(a) Officials at a local university.
(b) Local religious leaders.
(c) Her study group.
(d) The magician.

10. What teaching technique does Nafisi use in conjunction with the study of "The Great Gatsby"?
(a) The class puts the novel on trial, choosing people to play the roles of lawyers, judge, and jury.
(b) She teaches the novel using the Socratic method, which the students have never seen before.
(c) Nafisi asks the students to construct character sketches of the novel's main characters and compare the sketches to their own lives.
(d) She chooses students to lead the class discussion.

11. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what do Laleh and Nafisi discuss at the restaurant?
(a) Laleh's decision to become a seamstress.
(b) Laleh's expulsion from the University of Tehran.
(c) The actions of the Committee on Cultural Revolution.
(d) Nafisi's expulsion from the University of Tehran.

12. Who are the Mujahedeen?
(a) A radical religious organization that claims to be the spiritual and political heir of the deceased Ayatollah Taleghani.
(b) The leaders of the University of Tehran.
(c) A group called the Party of Allah.
(d) The members of a radical student organization at the University of Tehran.

13. What is Mina's job?
(a) Translator.
(b) Mother.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Baker.

14. How does the class study of "The Great Gatsby" affect Nafisi?
(a) She becomes sad, because her students do not enjoy the novel.
(b) She discovers that she loves teaching revolutionary novels.
(c) She gains insight into her feelings and desires about her work and the meaning of literature in her life.
(d) She learns that she is really an American, not an Iranian.

15. In Part 4, Chapter 24, why do the girls have to sit in the back room of the restaurant?
(a) Only men are permitted in the main section.
(b) Unaccompanied women are not allowed to sit in the main section.
(c) The girls can remove their head scarves if they sit in the back room.
(d) The cafe is too small to accommodate the large group in the front.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nafisi include a chapter on "Washington Square"?

2. Why does Nafisi say that war was a blessing to some Iranians?

3. Who delays Nafisi's expulsion from the university?

4. In Part 4, Chapter 1, what does Sanaz announce she is going to do?

5. What does Nyazi consider to be a positive aspect of "The Great Gatsby"?

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