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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapters 13 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 2, Chapter 24, why do the demonstrators move toward the hospital?
(a) The bodies of the wounded and dead students are supposedly at the hospital, and demonstrators are concerned the police will transfer the bodies.
(b) The hospital is at the top of a hill, so they can see the militia approaching from any direction.
(c) The demonstrators are seriously injured by the police and need medical treatment.
(d) Because the hospital is a neutral site, and they will be safe there.

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 molests a child.
(c) One who lacks curiosity about other people, being only interested in his/her vision of other people.
(d) One who bows to authority figures.

4. The desire for what intangible object drives Nafisi's students?
(a) The desire for beauty.
(b) The desire for truth.
(c) The desire for justice.
(d) The desire for morality.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 13, what does Nafisi get on the first day she begins teaching?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 19, where does Nafisi go?

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

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

5. In Part 3, Chapter 6, why does Nafisi join a group?

(see the answer key)

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