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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What right does Nafisi fantasize about being added to the Bill of Rights?
(a) The right to teach Western literature in Iran.
(b) The right to not wear a veil or head scarf.
(c) The right to free access to imagination.
(d) The right to travel in and out of Iran without fear.

2. What project is Nassrin working on?
(a) Translating English texts into Persian.
(b) A thesis on the works of the Ayatollah Khomeini.
(c) Translating Islamic texts into English.
(d) Reading all the works of Islamic leaders.

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

4. What does the study group find disturbing about the texts written by the Ayatollah Khomeini?
(a) The texts contain blasphemy, which is against the laws of morality.
(b) Manna knew they had been translated.
(c) Nassrin had read them and was talking about their contents publicly.
(d) The texts are taken seriously by rulers of the country, even though they are absurd.

5. Why does Nafisi collect pictures of martyrs during the war?
(a) They are evidence that the government has committed war crimes.
(b) She sees the war as a sign that she should become more religious.
(c) She knows many of the people who are killed and wants to have a reminder of their lives.
(d) It is a superstitious action, a way to deal with forces outside her control.

6. What happens to Iranian writers and publishers during the mid-nineties?
(a) They are only allowed to write in Persian.
(b) They are exiled to America and other Western cultures.
(c) They are interrogated, expelled, and sometimes killed.
(d) They are forbidden from publishing their works.

7. What gift does Mrs. Rezvan give Nafisi?
(a) A book of her original poetry.
(b) Two photographs of Nafisi's students.
(c) Three hair clips to keep her head scarf in place.
(d) A new head scarf.

8. In Part 2, Chapter 15, what does Dr. A. do that causes a student to honor him many years later?
(a) He writes a pamphlet criticizing the Iranian government, which causes students to develop independent newsletters.
(b) He teaches a class on drama and film that is the most popular class on campus.
(c) He resigns his position at the university to protest changes in the curriculum.
(d) He testifies in Revolutionary Court in favor of a former student, which is a dangerous action.

9. In Part 3, Chapter 14, what author does Mr. Ghoni use to indirectly question Nafisi?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Vladimir Nabokov.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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

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

12. What happens to Sanaz when she is on vacation?
(a) She is expelled from the university because she is in Nafisi's study group.
(b) She is kidnapped by her brother, who accuses her of being too Westernized.
(c) Revolutionary Guards search the house where she is staying and take her to jail for 48 hours.
(d) She decides that she can no longer participate in the goals of the revolution.

13. In Part 4, Chapter 12, where do Nafisi and her husband go?
(a) To the movies.
(b) To a lecture by a famous author.
(c) To a concert.
(d) To a cafe.

14. What is the Dear Jane Society?
(a) The nickname for Nafisi's study name.
(b) A group of Nafisi's students who have broken up with their boyfriends.
(c) The nickname for Nafisi's students who love Jane Austen.
(d) A secret society Nafisi's students never actually form.

15. Why does Nafisi say the dream in "The Great Gatsby" is not a comment on America as a materialistic county?
(a) Because "The Great Gatsby" is about wanting to be richer than your neighbors.
(b) The dream represents Nick's inability to be honest as a narrator.
(c) Because the novel does not include any rich characters.
(d) Because the dream is about what one can become, not about money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Nafisi and her first husband?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 14, which former student comes to see Nafisi?

3. Who is Hojatol-Islam Ali Khamenei?

4. What does Mr. Forsati want to do?

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

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