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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. Why do the students meet in Nafisi's apartment?
(a) To escape the University of Tehran.
(b) To learn about religious freedom.
(c) To plan ways to join the revolution.
(d) To study and discuss literature.

2. What object does Nafisi refer to when she first describes the students in her study group?
(a) A photograph.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) A veil.
(d) Tehran.

3. What does Nafisi believe is the main point of "Lolita"?
(a) It is an example of how to achieve perfection.
(b) It is a morality tale about what happens to girls who disobey.
(c) It is a critique of what occurs in totalitarian systems.
(d) It is a demonstration of religious fanaticism.

4. Why is it so difficult to find a copy of "Lolita" in Tehran?
(a) The book has been banned.
(b) Students prefer to read from photocopies, not books.
(c) The bookstores are unable to order books with female characters.
(d) The bookstores are closed.

5. What happens to the class after they read "Madame Bovary"?
(a) The class agrees to meet in a local cafe.
(b) They have a sense of shared intimacy.
(c) The girls begin to take charge of the discussion.
(d) Some of the girls decide to leave the study group.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main point of Chapter 12?

2. What does the class strive to do in their study of literature?

3. What is the dream Nafisi and her students share?

4. How did Nafisi learn of her father's arrest?

5. What do the class members take turns doing each week?

(see the answer key)

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