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

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

3. How does Nafisi select her students for the small study group?
(a) She chooses students who can afford to pay her on a regular basis.
(b) She chooses students who earn good grades in all their classes.
(c) She chooses students who dislike the liberal qualities of the university.
(d) She chooses students who are loners or outsiders.

4. What is the main point of Chapter 12?
(a) To provide the reader with a sketch of the class meeting to discuss "Lolita."
(b) Copies of books are not readily available in Tehran.
(c) To provide the reader with an understanding of how "Lolita" was sold in Tehran.
(d) The students enjoy reading "Lolita."

5. What is the main reason for Nafisi's resignation from the University of Tehran?
(a) She wants to teach literature to smaller groups in private.
(b) She isn't able to do the type of scholarship the government required.
(c) The University of Tehran is too liberal.
(d) The governance of the University is arbitrary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Ministry of Education officials ask the faculty at Nafisi's school if they thought they were in Switzerland?

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

3. What scene opens Chapter 12?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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