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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 12 - 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The desire for what intangible object drives Nafisi's students?
(a) The desire for morality.
(b) The desire for truth.
(c) The desire for justice.
(d) The desire for beauty.

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

3. How does Nafisi's male acquaintance think he can tell a person's character?
(a) By looking at their photo.
(b) By holding something they have worn.
(c) By listening to them speak.
(d) By watching them walk.

4. How does Nafisi select her students for the small study group?
(a) She chooses students who can afford to pay her on a regular basis.
(b) She chooses students who are loners or outsiders.
(c) She chooses students who dislike the liberal qualities of the university.
(d) She chooses students who earn good grades in all their classes.

5. Chapter 12 takes place during which season?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Part 3, Chapter 11 begin?

2. Why does the literature professor dislike Manna and Nima?

3. What question does Nafisi ask at the beginning of her first class at the University of Tehran?

4. What does Nafisi share with her male acquaintance in Chapter 16?

5. Who was Nafisi's father?

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