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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Nafisi believe is an example of a National Writer?
(a) She believes all writers are national writers, but no writer is a National Writer.
(b) She believes Nabokov is an example of a National Writer.
(c) She believes all writers are National Writers.
(d) She believes Mark Twain is an example of a National Writer.

2. In Part 3, Chapter 19, where does Nafisi go?
(a) To a meeting at the magician's house.
(b) To a class at a foreign university.
(c) To a screening of foreign films by a Russian director.
(d) To a concert by foreign musicians.

3. What question does Nafisi ask at the beginning of her first class at the University of Tehran?
(a) What did you think about the choice of books for this course?
(b) Why should anyone read fiction?
(c) Why is it important to get a college education?
(d) Why do you believe there will be a cultural revolution?

4. What is the relationship between Nafisi and her first husband?
(a) She learns from him how to become a traditional Iranian wife.
(b) They clash over appropriate ways for women to behave and ultimately divorce.
(c) They enjoy a good relationship until Nafisi begins demonstrating in support of the Iranian government.
(d) He teaches her how to become a demonstrator and serves as her first mentor.

5. 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) Nafisi's expulsion from the University of Tehran.
(d) The actions of the Committee on Cultural Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the government first enforce the requirement that women remain covered in workplaces and shops?

2. What activity does Nafisi do with her students to help them understand the characters in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"?

3. Who is Mrs. Rezvan?

4. How does Nafisi describe the Iranian perception of America?

5. Who is Mr. Bahir?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nassrin mean when she talks about the "ordeal of freedom" in Part 4, Chapter 20?

2. What happens to Nafisi during her discussion with Mr. Bahri about wearing the veil?

3. How are Mr. Ghoni's statements about "Daisy Miller" in Part 3, Chapter 15, similar to Mr. Nyazi's statements in Part 3, Chapters 17 and 18, about "The Great Gatsby"?

4. Why does a university staff member describe the Ayatollah's funeral as an event?

5. Why does Nafisi add an epilogue to the end of the memoir?

6. What does Nafisi do during her time as a member of the Iranian Student Movement?

7. Why does Nafisi focus on Azin's painted fingernails?

8. Why does Nafisi describe herself as becoming irrelevant?

9. How has Miss Ruhi changed since her introduction in Part 3, Chapter 14?

10. What does the Islamist Iranian regime have in common with the theme of Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby"?

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