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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. What happens to the everyday lives of Nafisi and her students as a result of the secret class?
(a) Their everyday lives begin to invade the study group meetings.
(b) Their everyday lives become less tolerable.
(c) Their everyday lives take on the quality of fiction and make-believe.
(d) Their everyday lives are untouched by the secret class.

2. Who is Negar?
(a) Nafisi's daughter.
(b) One of Nafisi's students.
(c) Nafisi's mother.
(d) Nafisi's sister.

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

4. Why does Nafisi see a parallel between Humbert and contemporary Iranian society?
(a) Because members of Iranian society would act like Humbert if they were permitted to do so.
(b) Because Humbert and the ayatollahs share similar views about sex.
(c) Because the ayatollahs also blame others and hide the truth.
(d) Because Humbert's actions would be prohibited in Iranian society.

5. What do the class members take turns doing each week?
(a) They take turns providing pastry for breaks.
(b) They take turns telling their private stories.
(c) They take turns leading the group discussion.
(d) They take turns reading a published copy of "Lolita."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how does the study group define a villain?

2. How does Nafisi describe her memories?

3. What object does Nafisi refer to when she first describes the students in her study group?

4. How do the Iranian authorities view the country's past?

5. Why is Negar upset?

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