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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Nafisi worried about her students?
(a) She is concerned that they will be punished by their families for attending her class.
(b) Because her students show no signs of being individuals.
(c) Because the students are not interested in reading and discussing literature.
(d) She is worried that they cannot afford the flowers she expects them to bring.

2. What is the main reason for Nafisi's resignation from the University of Tehran?
(a) The University of Tehran is too liberal.
(b) She wants to teach literature to smaller groups in private.
(c) The governance of the University is arbitrary.
(d) She isn't able to do the type of scholarship the government required.

3. In Chapter 15, how does the study group define a villain?
(a) One who knowingly challenges the religious culture of the ruling party.
(b) One who lacks curiosity about other people, being only interested in his/her vision of other people.
(c) One who molests a child.
(d) One who bows to authority figures.

4. Where is Nafisi's apartment located?
(a) In the middle of a mountain range.
(b) Above a restaurant.
(c) Across from an ex-American hospital.
(d) On the campus of the University of Tehran.

5. What does Nassrin's mother teach her daughter?
(a) English.
(b) Arabic.
(c) German.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. The desire for what intangible object drives Nafisi's students?

2. How does Nafisi refer to her male acquaintance?

3. What is the first work Nafisi and her students in the study group discuss?

4. How does Nafisi structure the first class sessions?

5. Chapter 15 presents a clear parallel between the character of Humbert and which group of people?

(see the answer key)

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