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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 15 - 20.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Chapter 15 presents a clear parallel between the character of Humbert and which group of people?
(a) The men who the students are related to.
(b) The students in Nafisi's class.
(c) The mullahs of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(d) The parents of the students in Nafisi's class.
2. How does Nafisi structure the first class sessions?
(a) Like a lecture class, with the students taking notes on Nafisi's lectures.
(b) Like a traditional literature class, with Nafisi asking questions and leading discussions.
(c) With the students leading discussion and choosing what to read.
(d) With students reading "revolutionary" authors and discussing the parallels to contemporary society.
3. Why does Nafisi's acquaintance refuse to meet with her students?
(a) He does not like female students.
(b) He is trying to minimize contact with people.
(c) He is unhappy with Nafisi teaching literature to these girls.
(d) He does not want to get Nafisi in trouble with the authorities.
4. In Chapter 9, what does Nafisi do to answer Yassi's question?
(a) Nafisi shows Yassi pictures of her childhood.
(b) Nafisi tells Yassi that she should not get married while she is young.
(c) Nafisi uses literature as a point of reference for her answer.
(d) Nafisi tells Yassi to ask her parents for assistance.
5. What is the dream Nafisi and her students share?
(a) The dreamer is captured by the morality police.
(b) The dreamer is able to purchase and read any book she wants.
(c) The dreamer has escaped to America.
(d) The dreamer is not wearing a veil and is running away.
Short Answer Questions
1. Chapter 12 takes place during which season?
2. What does Nafisi consider to be the first lesson in democracy?
3. Where do the intruders to Nafisi's house go once they are in her house?
4. What is the main point of Chapter 12?
5. What is the first work Nafisi and her students in the study group discuss?
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