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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is the narrator at the beginning of the first chapter in Part II?
2. In Part 2, Chapter 24, why do the demonstrators move toward the hospital?
3. In Part 3, Chapter 19, where does Nafisi go?
4. Who is Mr. Bahir?
5. Why does the government first enforce the requirement that women remain covered in workplaces and shops?
Short Essay Questions
1. Part 2, Chapter 11 begins with a quote from Mike Gold, "Art is useful as bread." How is this quote related to the rest of the chapter and to previous incidents in Nafisi's text?
2. What is the impact of Iran's war with Iraq?
3. How has Miss Ruhi changed since her introduction in Part 3, Chapter 14?
4. Why does Nafisi describe herself as becoming irrelevant?
5. Why does Nafisi add an epilogue to the end of the memoir?
6. How are the contemporary events in Iran similar to the events that Nafisi describes in her classroom?
7. Why does Nafisi focus on Azin's painted fingernails?
8. Why does Nafisi get upset with students in her class at Alzahrah University (Part 3, Chapter 25)?
9. Why does Nafisi refer to the concert she attends as a parody of the real thing?
10. What does Nassrin mean when she talks about the "ordeal of freedom" in Part 4, Chapter 20?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Nafisi is the narrator for the actions of herself, the regime, and her students throughout the book. What would a credible witness say about the actions of a totalitarian regime? Is Nafisi a credible reporter? Is her credibility complete or does it have obvious biases that challenge her credibility? Does her credibility remain the same throughout the book? What evidence within the book supports your claims?
Essay Topic 2
In Section I, Chapter 4, Mahsid says "everyday life does not have fewer horrors than prison." Choose 3 characters from the book and write an essay that illustrates the truthfulness or untruthfulness of this statement from each of their perspectives. What are their everyday horrors? How do these characters respond to them?
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the students from one of Nafisi's University classes and one of the students from Nafisi's secret class. Describe how the life of each character was shaped through his or her interaction with fiction. What role or roles does fiction play in the life of that character? Does the character change at all through his or her interaction with fiction?
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