Reading Lolita in Tehran, A Memoir in Books Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Reading Lolita in Tehran, A Memoir in Books Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 6 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Manna and Nima to fall in love?
(a) They share a passion for the revolutionary cause.
(b) They share a common passion for literature.
(c) They are in the same literature study group.
(d) They see parallels between their lives and the lives of Humbert and Lolita.

2. Why does the literature professor dislike Manna and Nima?
(a) They are falling in love during his class.
(b) They write papers that disagree with his views.
(c) They are not able to write well.
(d) They dislike reading the literature he assigns.

3. What does Nafisi's study group conclude about "Lolita"?
(a) She was a highly desirable but difficult young woman.
(b) She was not the victim she always claimed to be.
(c) She was the victim of two crimes, losing her life and her own life story.
(d) She was a despicable and shallow girl.

4. What do Nafisi and the magician share on their first meeting in his apartment?
(a) Newspapers from foreign countries.
(b) A foreign movie.
(c) Coffee and books.
(d) Tea and a box of foreign chocolates.

5. What does Nafisi consider to be the first lesson in democracy?
(a) All individuals have the right to dress as they please.
(b) All individuals have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
(c) All individuals have the right to vote for their own leaders.
(d) All individuals have the right to freedom of speech.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nafisi meet with in Part 3, Chapter 10?

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

3. Why does the professor ask Nima if his wife brainwashed him?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 9, what author does Nafisi discuss with the magician?

5. In "Lolita," how does Humbert attempt to gain the reader's sympathy?

(see the answer key)

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