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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapters 13 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what do Laleh and Nafisi discuss at the restaurant?
(a) Nafisi's expulsion from the University of Tehran.
(b) Laleh's expulsion from the University of Tehran.
(c) The actions of the Committee on Cultural Revolution.
(d) Laleh's decision to become a seamstress.

3. How does Nafisi introduce the reader to the students in her class?
(a) She describes the students as a group so the reader understands the importance of community.
(b) She gives each student a nickname based on their favorite book.
(c) She shows the photograph that was taken of the group of students.
(d) She describes the arrival of each student on the first day of class.

4. What does Nafisi notice is missing from the walls at the university?
(a) Pictures of political leaders.
(b) Political slogans.
(c) Notices about proper conduct and attire.
(d) Notices about films, talks, and books.

5. In Part 3, Chapter 14, what author does Mr. Ghoni use to indirectly question Nafisi?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Vladimir Nabokov.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Nafisi's father arrested?

2. What does Nafisi teach during her first semester as a professor at the University of Tehran?

3. Why is it so difficult to find a copy of "Lolita" in Tehran?

4. What type of author do the students seem most interested in studying?

5. What is Mina's job?

(see the answer key)

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