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

2. What does Nafisi describe as the crux of the problem in "Lolita"?
(a) Lolita is in love with Humbert.
(b) Lolita has no other choice but to stay with Humbert.
(c) Humbert is in love with Lolita.
(d) Humbert does not understand Lolita.

3. In Part 3, Chapter 9, what author does Nafisi discuss with the magician?
(a) Nabokov.
(b) Hammett.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Twain.

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

5. In Part 3, Chapter 6, why does Nafisi join a group?
(a) To teach classic works of English literature.
(b) To read and study classic works of English literature.
(c) To learn more about the principles of Islam.
(d) To read and study classical Persian literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, Nafisi tells a story about what event that happened to Manna and Nima?

2. What does Nafisi consider to be the first lesson in democracy?

3. What causes Manna and Nima to fall in love?

4. How does the professor solve problems of literary criticism?

5. Who is the villain in "Lolita"?

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