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

2. Why is Mashid jailed?
(a) Because she tells her parents she was translating Islamic texts into English.
(b) Because she steals flowers.
(c) Because she is associated with a dissident organization.
(d) Because people find out she was studying literature.

3. What does Nafisi believe is the main point of "Lolita"?
(a) It is a demonstration of religious fanaticism.
(b) It is a morality tale about what happens to girls who disobey.
(c) It is a critique of what occurs in totalitarian systems.
(d) It is an example of how to achieve perfection.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 16, what are Nafisi and her male acquaintance discussing?
(a) The types of literature that should be discussed in a private study group.
(b) How life in the Islamic Republic has turned everyday activities into exciting secret missions.
(c) Where to find food and books in Tehran.
(d) What happened when the University of Tehran was closed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nassrin's mother teach her daughter?

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

3. What is the dream Nafisi and her students share?

4. According to Nafisi, how is the character of Lolita like Nafisi's students?

5. How does Nafisi's acquaintance describe her students?

(see the answer key)

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