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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hizbollah?
(a) The title of a religious tract that all Iranians must follow according to the regime leaders.
(b) A group of radical Muslims who murdered the Ayatollah Taleghani.
(c) A religious group also known as the Party of Allah, who are determined to put God's laws into practice on earth.
(d) The name of a radical student organization at the University of Tehran.

2. Who does Nafisi agree not to contact after she leaves Iran?
(a) The magician.
(b) Manna.
(c) The University of Tehran.
(d) Nassrin.

3. Why is Nafisi uncomfortable with Mr. Bahir's action at the end of Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) His action forces her to report him to the police.
(b) By placing his hands behind his back, he negates her gesture of goodwill.
(c) She does not wish to shake hands with a student.
(d) She does not know him well and his presence feels threatening.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 15, what does Dr. A. do that causes a student to honor him many years later?
(a) He testifies in Revolutionary Court in favor of a former student, which is a dangerous action.
(b) He teaches a class on drama and film that is the most popular class on campus.
(c) He writes a pamphlet criticizing the Iranian government, which causes students to develop independent newsletters.
(d) He resigns his position at the university to protest changes in the curriculum.

5. What is a perfectly equipped failure?
(a) An individual who never tries to fulfill his or her potential.
(b) A person who gives up their own integrity, but fails to become a success.
(c) A person who has every advantage, yet fails to complete simple tasks.
(d) A person who consciously chooses their own failure to preserve their own sense of integrity.

6. Nafisi describes Austen as being most interested in depicting what?
(a) Love.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Social class.
(d) Marriage.

7. In Part 3, Chapter 13, what does Nafisi get on the first day she begins teaching?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) An obscene message.
(c) A cup of coffee from her mother.
(d) A visit from the religious leaders.

8. Who is Mike Gold?
(a) The chair of the English Department at the University of Tehran.
(b) Nafisi's first literature student at the University of Tehran.
(c) Nafisi's first husband and a leader in the Iranian Revolution.
(d) The editor of a radical literary journal and the subject of Nafisi's dissertation.

9. What does Mr. Forsati want to do?
(a) Marry one of Nafisi's students.
(b) Write a novel about life in Iran.
(c) Work as an official in the Iranian regime.
(d) Start a company related to videos and films.

10. In Part 4, Chapter 20, what does Nassrin decide to do?
(a) Go to London to live with her sister.
(b) Stay in Iran.
(c) Get divorced.
(d) Get married.

11. How does Part 3, Chapter 11 begin?
(a) With a student talking in Nafisi's classroom.
(b) With a quote from "Daisy Miller."
(c) With Nafisi standing in her apartment.
(d) With the announcement that accompanies air raid sirens.

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

13. What is Nafisi's occupation after she leaves Iran?
(a) She is a demonstrator against the Iranian regime.
(b) She is a teacher and writer.
(c) She is an Iranian travel guide.
(d) She is a mentor for Iranian graduate students.

14. Who delays Nafisi's expulsion from the university?
(a) The Committee on the Cultural Revolution.
(b) Nafisi's secular colleagues.
(c) Dr. A.
(d) Mr. Bahir and some of Nafisi's former students.

15. How does the class study of "The Great Gatsby" affect Nafisi?
(a) She becomes sad, because her students do not enjoy the novel.
(b) She learns that she is really an American, not an Iranian.
(c) She discovers that she loves teaching revolutionary novels.
(d) She gains insight into her feelings and desires about her work and the meaning of literature in her life.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4, Chapter 1, what does Sanaz announce she is going to do?

2. What political event described at the beginning of Chapter 9 sets the tone for the subsequent actions of Nafisi's students?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what do Laleh and Nafisi discuss at the restaurant?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 14, what author does Mr. Ghoni use to indirectly question Nafisi?

5. What happens to Nassrin after she leaves Iran?

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