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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. What activity does Nafisi do with her students to help them understand the characters in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"?
(a) She asks them to write descriptions of the main characters.
(b) She puts the main character on trial.
(c) She dances with them.
(d) She takes them to a cafe.

2. According to Nafisi, how can one stop "dancing with the jailer"?
(a) Find a way to preserve one's uniqueness and individuality despite opposition and persecution.
(b) Give in to the desires of the regime and follow the nation's laws.
(c) Become a part of the ruling party and end oppression.
(d) Remember that life is cyclical, and this time will end soon.

3. Why does Nafisi include a chapter on "Washington Square"?
(a) It is a book that reminds Nafisi of her childhood.
(b) It is a memorial to a former student who was executed.
(c) It is a statement about the importance of Henry James.
(d) It is a symbol of the difficulties being faced by Nafisi's students.

4. What does Nafisi notice is missing from the walls at the university?
(a) Notices about proper conduct and attire.
(b) Pictures of political leaders.
(c) Notices about films, talks, and books.
(d) Political slogans.

5. Why do the students begin to keep vigils at the University of Tehran?
(a) To prevent the university from being closed down by the government.
(b) To encourage the government to close down the university.
(c) They are protesting the expulsion of their favorite professors.
(d) They are tired of going to class and want to be part of the Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dr. Shahpour Bakhtiar?

2. Who does Nafisi consider to be the "real protagonists" in her class?

3. In Part 4, Chapter 12, where do Nafisi and her husband go?

4. What does Nafisi do with help from Mr. Forsati?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does it mean to be complicit in one's own crimes?

2. What is the impact of Iran's war with Iraq?

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

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

5. 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"?

6. Why does Nafisi get upset with students in her class at Alzahrah University (Part 3, Chapter 25)?

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

8. How does Nafisi react to the increase in protests, demonstrations, and violence associated with the revolution?

9. What kind of man is Mr. Bahri?

10. What are the similarities between the lives of the characters in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" and the lives of Nafisi's students?

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