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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nafisi's apartment lack matching furniture and fancy window dressings?
(a) Her belongings were taken by revolutionaries.
(b) She is more concerned with literature and the inner world of knowledge.
(c) Her mother does not believe those items are appropriate for women.
(d) She is too poor to afford material possessions.

2. Why does Nafisi consider Humbert, Lolita's molester, such a frightening character?
(a) Because he directly challenges the totalitarian government.
(b) Because his character causes Nafisi's students to question the role of men in their lives.
(c) Because he repeatedly uses force against those who stand in his way.
(d) Because he appears normal and ordinary in other aspects of everyday life.

3. What object does Nafisi refer to when she first describes the students in her study group?
(a) Tehran.
(b) A veil.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) A photograph.

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

5. Why is Nafisi worried about her students?
(a) Because the students are not interested in reading and discussing literature.
(b) She is worried that they cannot afford the flowers she expects them to bring.
(c) She is concerned that they will be punished by their families for attending her class.
(d) Because her students show no signs of being individuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the class strive to do in their study of literature?

2. Why does Nafisi remind the students of Nabokov?

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

4. What are the biggest threats to an idealized vision of an individual or a country?

5. What does Nafisi see reflected in the mirror?

(see the answer key)

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