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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. In Chapter 9, what does Yassi ask Nafisi ?
(a) Yassi asks if she should go to America.
(b) Yassi asks if she is like Lolita.
(c) Yassi asks if she should remain at the University of Tehran.
(d) Yassi asks if she can live with Nafisi.

5. According to Nafisi, how is Yassi like Lolita?
(a) Both girls have been raped by older men.
(b) Both girls have been deprived of the beauty of an ordinary, everyday life.
(c) Both girls are reflections of Nafisi's personal experiences.
(d) Both girls have had their lives changed by reading books.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the main point of Chapter 12?

3. How does Nafisi select her students for the small study group?

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

5. What are the biggest threats to an idealized vision of an individual or a country?

(see the answer key)

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