Reading Lolita in Tehran, A Memoir in Books Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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Reading Lolita in Tehran, A Memoir in Books Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 12 - 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would happen if the "Blood of God" militia saw a girl with nail polish or a strand of loose hair?
(a) The girl would be beheaded as an example of an evil woman.
(b) The girl would be punished and humiliated for violating laws.
(c) The girl would be escorted home, where her family would forbid her to go out of the house unescorted.
(d) The militia would not permit the girl to continue studying literature.

2. Why does the professor ask Nima if his wife brainwashed him?
(a) Because Nima always relied on his wife to answer questions.
(b) Because Nima and his wife both voted against the professor's views.
(c) Because the professor believed Nima's wife was a better student.
(d) Because the professor valued the opinions of women more than the opinions of men.

3. How do the Iranian authorities view the country's past?
(a) Iran's past is used as a foundation for the development of a more modern society.
(b) Iran's past is considered important in the development of a perfect Koranic society.
(c) The Iranian leaders see the country's past as an example for other societies.
(d) The past is irrelevant to the leaders who want to establish a perfect Koranic society.

4. What do the class members take turns doing each week?
(a) They take turns leading the group discussion.
(b) They take turns providing pastry for breaks.
(c) They take turns reading a published copy of "Lolita."
(d) They take turns telling their private stories.

5. Who are the Mujahedeen?
(a) The leaders of the University of Tehran.
(b) A group called the Party of Allah.
(c) The members of a radical student organization at the University of Tehran.
(d) A radical religious organization that claims to be the spiritual and political heir of the deceased Ayatollah Taleghani.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Nafisi's generation different from that of her students?

3. Why does Nafisi consider Humbert, Lolita's molester, such a frightening character?

4. Why is Nafisi uncomfortable with Mr. Bahir's action at the end of Part 2, Chapter 6?

5. Why does the male student have to meet with Nafisi separately?

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