Analysis
The author uses rhetorical questions in paragraph 4 in order to
Create a dramatic effect and for the reader to reflect on the experience of being a woman living in Iran.
Insignificant or unimportant
Irrelevant
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If anyone breaks the law they will be punished.
add a comma after law
Sanaz wears bright clothes, big jewelry, and nail polish because
She enjoys fashion
Women show that they disagree with the laws of the Iranian government by
Walking, talking, and showing strands of hair
To cause people to be separated based on race, gender, or other factors
Segregate
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sanaz wears bright clothing underneath her black robes.
Capitalize Sanaz
Who is most affected by the laws in Iran?
Women
The effect the author's use of present tense verbs has on the first paragraph is that
It helps the reader understand that these are the current living conditions for women in Iran.
To change one's system of beliefs
Convert
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After reading about life in Iran, i would like to learn more about their culture and customs.
Capitalize the pronoun I
Sanaz walks quickly, with determination, and with her head down because she feels...
scared
The author's purpose is to
describe life as a woman living in a culture of religious male dominance
to assign or designate for
Allocate
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Women were forced to wear a veil, after the new laws were put in place.
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The author of this memoir knows what the living condition in Iran are like because
she experienced them herself.
When women get on the bus, they are segregated from men, but when they ride taxis, they are "harrassed by bearded, godfearing men." This is an example of which literary device?
Irony
A willing follower
Lackey
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When the new regime took over the punishment for disobeying the laws included being hurled into patrol cars, taken to jail, fined, flogged and humiliated.
insert a comma after over
The picture of a featureless woman in paragraph 2 supports the theme of
Women lacking an identify under a male-dominated regime