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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. At the beginning of Chapter 16, what are Nafisi and her male acquaintance discussing?
(a) How life in the Islamic Republic has turned everyday activities into exciting secret missions.
(b) What happened when the University of Tehran was closed.
(c) The types of literature that should be discussed in a private study group.
(d) Where to find food and books in Tehran.

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

3. How does Nafisi describe her memories?
(a) As sweet tastes inside her head.
(b) As invaders that arrive abruptly and unexpectedly.
(c) As surrounding her every day.
(d) As the barrier between her and her students.

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

5. What does the closeness of the room do to Nafisi and her students?
(a) It makes them nervous and uncomfortable.
(b) It causes them to become personal and intimate.
(c) It creates a false sense of security in their daily life.
(d) It prohibits them from sharing their personal thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nafisi refer to her male acquaintance?

2. What would happen if the "Blood of God" militia saw a girl with nail polish or a strand of loose hair?

3. What type of author do the students seem most interested in studying?

4. Why did Nabokov say that every great novel is a fairy tale?

5. What happens to the class after they read "Madame Bovary"?

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