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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the students get enough copies of "Lolita" to study?
(a) They find one copy and photocopy it.
(b) They find one copy and pass it around until everyone has read it.
(c) They go to all of the second-hand bookstores until they find enough copies.
(d) They order copies through a local bookstore.

2. Why does Nafisi's apartment lack matching furniture and fancy window dressings?
(a) Her belongings were taken by revolutionaries.
(b) Her mother does not believe those items are appropriate for women.
(c) She is too poor to afford material possessions.
(d) She is more concerned with literature and the inner world of knowledge.

3. 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 the students are not interested in reading and discussing literature.
(c) She is worried that they cannot afford the flowers she expects them to bring.
(d) Because her students show no signs of being individuals.

4. How does Nafisi feel about revealing herself in class?
(a) As if she were surrounded by her best friends.
(b) As if she were being forced to examine herself.
(c) As if she were being undressed in front of strangers.
(d) As if she were having her insides pulled out.

5. What does the class strive to do in their study of literature?
(a) Discover truths about beauty and human nature.
(b) Learn how to be better writers.
(c) Discover ways to question religious authorities.
(d) Find answers about political ideology.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Nafisi's acquaintance refuse to meet with her students?

3. How does Nafisi structure the first class sessions?

4. What are students at Nafisi's school regularly asked to do?

5. Why does the male student have to meet with Nafisi separately?

(see the answer key)

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